Announced details
Secondary deliveries of food, daily necessities, pharmaceuticals and publications; transportation between logistics facilities; and deliveries from logistics facilities to retail stores and other locations
In regular scheduled operations in certain regions, including western Tokyo and Hokkaido, a reduction equivalent to approximately 300 vehicle operations per year and an annual reduction of approximately 10 tonnes of CO2 emissions
Kao Corporation and 三菱食品株式会社 have begun regular joint-distribution operations in certain regions. Other CODE usage results are Not disclosed.
Kao Corporation and 三菱食品株式会社 are the coordinating companies. The other 7 companies are participating companies in CODE.
The names of the representative directors and presidents of each company, among others, are listed. Other information on locations, capital, year of establishment and business activities is Not disclosed.
9 cargo-owner companies participating
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Joint Delivery Consortium “CODE (Cargo Owners’ Data-driven Ecosystem),” data platform, route-matching tool |
| Counterparty | 旭食品株式会社, ARATA CORPORATION, 株式会社トーハン, 日本出版販売株式会社, PALTAC CORPORATION, 三井物産流通グループ株式会社, 株式会社メディセオ, 三菱食品株式会社 |
| Counterparty overview | The names of the representative directors and presidents of each company, among others, are listed. Other information on locations, capital, year of establishment and business activities is Not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | Kao Corporation and 三菱食品株式会社 are the coordinating companies. The other 7 companies are participating companies in CODE. |
| Contract Date | 21 April 2026 (the consortium launch date) |
| Launch date | April 2026 (activities scheduled to begin; the main text states that activities have begun) |
| Applicable area | Secondary deliveries of food, daily necessities, pharmaceuticals and publications; transportation between logistics facilities; and deliveries from logistics facilities to retail stores and other locations |
| Location scale | 9 cargo-owner companies participating |
| Quantitative Effects | In regular scheduled operations in certain regions, including western Tokyo and Hokkaido, a reduction equivalent to approximately 300 vehicle operations per year and an annual reduction of approximately 10 tonnes of CO2 emissions |
| Usage history | Kao Corporation and 三菱食品株式会社 have begun regular joint-distribution operations in certain regions. Other CODE usage results are Not disclosed. |
Items this document does not state (8)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Against the backdrop of driver shortages caused by the declining working-age population and the 2024 logistics problem, as well as the need to comply with the revised Logistics Efficiency Act, the initiative aims to improve the utilization rate of logistics resources and loading rates, and reduce the number of trucks across industries.