The Taiwan Development Corporation (TDC) was established in 1936. It's a "national policy company" organized to carry out the Japanese "Southing policy". In 1938, TDC started to manage shipping business and constituted a Ship Division. In addition, Governor-General in Taiwan supplied a commercial ship named the "Kin Rin Maru" for TDC. During the period between 1938 and 1942, Kin Rin Maru navigated throughout the South China Sea and gradually expanded to Japan. But, once the Pacific War broke out, the Kin Rin Maru was attorned to other marine company under the order of Governor-General in Taiwan. And the Ship Division was amalgamated with other divisions of the TDC in 1942.