In September, as record-long rainfall continued, supply-chain BCP measures came under scrutiny, and examples of shippers shifting freight to other modes were highlighted by the editorial team.
This month, as the prolonged high number of rainy days drew attention to supply-chain BCP measures in Tokyo and elsewhere, Cargo News selected examples of shippers shifting freight to other modes from among its September articles.
The cases of エスビー, オタフクソース, エバラ物流 and T2 involved a reported demonstration combining autonomous driving and rail (8th).
The move by コマツ and コマツ物流 to expand modal shift through the use of a van pool for rail containers was featured (10th).
東罐ロジテック was reported to have launched a modal shift to rail between Fukuoka and the Kanto region (17th).
Other topics included a proposal presented by the MLIT study group on appropriate costs to establish model freight rates in line with standard freight-rate levels, the development of a 550,000-ton-scale temperature-controlled logistics facility by Kawasaki City, JFEHD and 日本GLP, and the expected end of domestic freighter aircraft operations.