
About
AOT Japan Ltd.
After being set up as a liaison and sales office of American Overseas Transport Ltd. (AOT) in April 1982, AOT Japan Ltd. was officially incorporated into the AOT Group in November 1986. In the early days, business included exclusively ocean shipments from the US to Japan. Yet over time, AOT Japan Ltd. gradually expanded into other areas of the world. In August 1999, AOT Japan Ltd. became a member of JIFFA (Japan International Freight Forwarders Association). Another milestone was reached, when in September 1999 the Japanese Ministry of Transport granted AOT Japan Ltd. the NVOCC license, which allowed the issue of its own House B/Ls. With the NVOCC license, AOT Japan Ltd. was able to greatly expand, and with more than 30 years of experience in handling cargo in the Japanese market, AOT Japan Ltd. is able to offer customers the full range of services in the industry.
President's Message
The logistics and transportation industry has become very competitive. Many of our competitors are merging their operations into ever larger companies, while giving priority to quantity over quality. Due to their sheer size, most of these giants do not have the time to train their staff sufficiently, which often results in a generic “Fits All” service.
Being a Swiss national, I started my career in forwarding and shipping almost 40 years ago with an apprenticeship, which allowed me to learn our trade from beginning to end. All our key personnel have more than 30 years of experience in the industry. At AOT Japan Ltd., we take great care to find motivated young people, whom we train and educate over time in order to become competent young professionals in our trade. This personalized training, combined with modern means of communication and IT-systems allow us to keep our focus on the customer. Call us old fashioned, but we take great pride in finding the most suitable way to ship our customer’s product from A to B, while considering all aspects for cargo safety and speed, rather than just being 5 cents cheaper than the guy next door.
Meet the Team

President & CEO
Urs GUETLIN

Special Project Manager
Tetsuo SHIMANO

Administration Manager
Tayu OHASHI

Ocean Export Manager
Hironori KOIZUMI

Airfreight Manager
Tetsuhei NAKAO

Import Manager
Naoko KIMURA

Sales Manager
Wenjun YIN
Corporate Profile
Name
AOT Japan Ltd.
Tax ID: T9-0100-0103-7957
Address
Imas Office Bakurocho Bldg. 6F
1-5-6 Nihonbashi Bakurocho
Chuo-Ku, Tokyo 103-0002
President & CEO
Urs Guetlin
Paid in capital
¥ 10,000,000
Bank reference
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
Mitsui Sumitomo Banking Group
Mizuho Bank
Memberships
JIFFA
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce
GOAL Global Ocean Agency Lines