February 2024
Title: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Implements Winter Safety Campaign with 3,200 Personnel Participating in Ship Visits and Online Sessions
On the 21st, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) announced the implementation of its annual winter safety campaign. This year, 180 vessels and a total of 3,200 personnel from sea and land participated in the campaign. Taking into consideration the response to COVID-19, both onsite ship visits and online ship visits were conducted as part of […]
Title: Japan Post Partners with JP Digital to Open Innovative Store in Akihabara as Part of Collaboration with JR East Group
On the 21st, Japan Post, along with JP Digital based in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, announced the opening of a new experiential store in the commercial area of Tokyo Akihabara, called “SEEKBASE AKI-OKA MANUFACTURE.” The collaboration is part of the efforts to strengthen the partnership between JR East Group and Japan Post Group.
Title: NEXT DELIVERY Conducts Drone Delivery Demonstration Utilizing Michi-no-Eki in Oita City, Demonstrating Level 3.5 Flight in Kyushu for the First Time
On the 21st, the drone operator NEXT DELIVERY based in Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, announced the successful implementation of a demonstration experiment on drone delivery utilizing “Michi-no-Eki” (roadside rest areas) in Usa City, Oita Prefecture. This experiment, conducted at Level 3.5 flight, marks the first in Kyushu. The demonstration was carried out in collaboration with […]
Title: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Initiates Study on Automated Logistics Roads
On the 21st, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held the first meeting of a study group on automated logistics roads. With the goal of achieving early realization within the next 10 years, a basic concept will be formulated by summer, with plans to hold multiple study group meetings leading up to that. […]
Global Logistics Solutions: Navigating the Future of Cross-Border Forwarding
The pressure and urgency surrounding the logistics 2024 issue, such as being pushed with phrases like “Just a little time left until April 1st” and “It’s not too late to start now,” now seem to highlight the futility of initiatives focused solely on the enforcement date as the revised improvement standards notification looms near. It […]
Title: Japan Logistics System Association’s Logistics Solution Fair 2024 Successfully Concludes at Tokyo Big Sight
The “Logistics Solution Fair 2024” (LSF) hosted by the Japan Institute of Logistics Systems (JILS) opened at Tokyo Big Sight on the 20th and concluded on the 21st. The visitor count on the first day, the 20th, was announced to be 1766 people. It marked the end of a successful event with a good turnout.
Title: G7 Transportation Ministerial Meeting Addresses Maritime Security in Key Shipping Routes
On the 21st, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism announced the outcomes of the G7 Transport Ministers’ emergency meeting held on the night of the 20th (Japan time) regarding conflicts in key maritime transport routes connecting Asia and Europe, such as the Red Sea. Minister of Transport Tetsuo Saito represented Japan at the […]
Title: Chubu Transport Bureau Imposes Administrative Penalties on 11 Freight Carriers in January
According to the administrative punishment status announced by the Chubu Transport Bureau on the 20th, a total of 11 general cargo trucking companies, including 8 companies that received penalties beyond vehicle suspensions, were penalized in January. At the Muroo Shizuoka Oyama Branch, following an audit, three violations such as falsification of attendance records were confirmed, […]
Title: ZipLine Partners with WellSpan Health to Launch Medical Drone Delivery Service in Pennsylvania
On the 20th, ZipLine, a drone delivery service based in the United States, announced the commencement of medical drone deliveries in Pennsylvania in collaboration with WellSpan Health, a healthcare provider in the U.S. The electric autonomous drones operated by ZipLine will facilitate medical deliveries in the state of Pennsylvania.
Title: Nippon Yusen Kaisha Explores Supplying Green Ammonia to Ammonia-Fueled Vessels in Collaboration with NYK Bulk Project and Enaex
On the 21st, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) announced that their group company NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers (NBP) and the nitric acid ammonium manufacturing company Enaex in Chile have been jointly exploring the supply of green ammonia derived from renewable energy sources to ammonia-fueled vessels since January this year.