History

1980
1980~1998
  • 1980

    KUKDONG Total Logistics Service (KD TLS) is founded

  • 1993

    KD TLS contract with Samsung Electronics for land transportation

  • 1996

    KD TLS license for bonded transportation is acquired

    KD TLS registered for railroad transportation

  • 1997

    KD TLS managed Namhang CY, Incheon

    JINJI Total Logistics Service (JJ TLS) is founded

  • 1998

    KD TLS managed Incheon CFS, Busan CY

    JJ TLS contract with Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics for land transportation

1997
1999~2003
  • 1999

    KUKDONG Maritime Equipment Service (KD MES) is founded

  • 2000

    KD TLS acquired ISO 9002

  • 2001

    JJ TLS started export/import business in Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou

    JINJI Maritime Equipment Service (JJ MES) is founded and opened offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Qingdao and Tianjin

  • 2002

    JJ TLS adopted logistics electronic management system

  • 2003

    JJ TLS started SSEC, TSED, TTSEC 3PL business

    JJ TLS started Hankook Tire land transportation

1999
2004 ~ 2008
  • 2004

    KD TLS managed Samsung Electronics’ Gwangju CY

    KD TLS contracted with Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, Samsung Corning and Samsung Total

    JJ TLS acquired ISO 9001

    JJ TLS started SESH, SEBJ, 3PL business

  • 2005

    JJ TLS started IMC, CJ, SUNING 3PL business

  • 2006

    JJ TLS started Samsung Electronics agency EDI

    JJ TLS started SSEC container land transportation and ZPSS land transportation

    KD MES acquired Flexi tank business

    JJ MES Gulf in Dubai is established

  • 2007

    KUKDONG International Freight Service (KD IFS) China is founded

    KD IFS transportation contract with SITC Line

    JJ TLS started TSEC material logistics

    JJ TLS started Korea POLYOL domestic export business

  • 2008

    JJ TLS started SECS, Wall Mart, SONY container transportation

    KD MES USA is founded

2000
2009 ~ 2013
  • 2009

    JJ TLS started Samsung Electronics land container transportation and management

    KD MES launched the Smarttank brand, starting the ISO tank business

    KUKDONG International Corporation (KMTEC) is founded

  • 2010

    JJ TLS won Samsung Best Partner Award

    E.F.I. (Japan) become global agents for KD MES

    KMTEC Package Supply Contract of marine equipment for 13 shipsets (30K Bulker)

  • 2011

    KD TLS acquired Aham CY

    JJ TLS started Lock & Lock business

    JJ TLS started SVC, LCD material transportation for Huizhou

    KD MES Launched BADARO Yacht

    KMTEC awarded the Tower for 5 million Dollar-worth of exports

  • 2012

    KUKDONG Logistics Vietnam (KD LOGISTICS) is founded

    JJ TLS started Samsung Medison land transportation

    KD MES Launched the Drop Off Service to CIS locations

    P.T. Bima Sentra Kemasindo (Indonesia) and Pacific Container Pte, Ltd (Singapore) become global agents for KD MES

    KMTEC Package Supply Contract of marine equipment for 2 shipsets (37.5K Bulker)

  • 2013

    JJ TLS won Samsung Innovation Award

    KD MES awarded the 10 million Export Trophy from Korea Government

    KMTEC Package Supply Contract of marine equipment for 2 shipsets (5K LNG Propulsion Multipurpose Vessel)

2014
2014 ~ 2017
  • 2014

    KD IFS launched Space-K

    KD LOGISTICS Kazakhstan is founded

    KD IFS Korea is founded

    JJ TLS launched Samsung Electronics delivery and install service

    JJ TLS started Cheil 3PL business

    Awarded the 20 million Export Trophy from Korea Government

  • 2015

    KD IFS Uzbekistan is founded

    KD IFS Slovakia is founded

    KD IFS Mongolia is founded

    KMTEC signed official sales agency contract with IKNOW (Japan)

    KMTEC acquired Yellow-Sea Ship Supplier Co.

    KMTEC started marine supply business

  • 2016

    KMTEC acquired ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Certification

    KMTEC signed official sales agency contract with BP Castrol(UK), Nippon Paint(Japan), Hempel Paint(Denmark) and Shengan Marine(Taiwan)

  • 2017

    JJ TLS started Chongging Mando transportation

    KMTEC signed official sales agency contract with Pleiger(Germany), ROHR-Idreco(Netherlands), HSD Engine(Korea), MECys(Korea) and g&e Bridge(Korea)

2015
2018
  • KMTEC signed official sales agency contract with Nexans Kukdong cable (Korea)

2019
2019
  • KMTEC signed official sales agency contract with OneOcean (UK)

2020
2020
  • KMTEC signed official sales agency contract with HEADWAY BWTS (China)

    KMTEC signed official spare parts sales agency contract with STX Engine (Korea)

2021
2021
  • KMARIN Techniques signed official shipbuilding supervision contract for VLOC(8 vessels) with KMARIN(Korea)

    KMARIN Techniques signed official shipbuilding supervision contract for 50K MR TANKER(2 vessels) with DONG-A TANKER(Korea)

2022
2022
  • KMARIN Techniques signed official shipbuilding supervision contract for 4.5K General Cargo(3 vessels) with SHINSUNG SHIPPING(Korea)

    KMARIN Techniques signed official sales agency contract with MECys(Korea)

    KMARIN Techniques signed official agency contract with Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd(Malaysia)

2023
2023
  • KMARIN Techniques signed official agency contract with Longshan Shipyard Co.,Ltd(China)

history

KD TLS is an overall logistics company based in Seoul, Korea. Its business area is centralized in in-land container transportation, warehousing, container storage and container trading.

KD IFS is the KUKDONG international freight agency company that is headquartered in Shanghai, China. It provides international freight forwarding services and offers various modes of transportation services through ocean and air, as well as multimodal transportation and project cargo transportation. Additionally, KD IFS provides customs brokerage service, warehousing and distribution, and 3PL. KD IFS has networks across 7 countries and offices spread across China in Tianjin, Qingdao, Suzhou, Huizhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Urumqi.

KD LOGISTICS is KUKDONG Group’s main logistics company. Its business is concentrated in freight forwarding in Vietnam and Kazakhstan.

JJ TLS(JINJI TLS) is headquartered in Suzhou with sub branches in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Qingdao, Nanjing, Weihai, Beijing, Zhangjiagang, Qinghuadao and Huizhou. It provides total logistics service, warehouse management, trucking service, packing and repacking service, forwarding, custom clearance and CY operating & CFS.

KD MES was established in 1999 and specializes in the area of selling and leasing of offshore new/used containers, flexi/tank containers, as well as yachts.

JJ MES is a dealer of second hand containers for the purpose of marine transportation. It is based in China and Korea with offices in Dubai and Los Angeles.