ACTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VISION: TOWARD DECARBONIZING LOGISTICS

From West Coast to East Coast

Previously, products heading to the North American continent were transported by sea from production bases in Southeast Asia to Long Beach, California, on the west coast. From there, they were transported overland by diesel-powered rail and other means to warehouses in Indiana in the central eastern part of the North American continent.

In contrast, in the newly established regular transport route, cargo from Southeast Asia is unloaded at the opposite, east coast and transported overland to warehouses in Indiana. Although this route to the east coast has a longer maritime transport distance compared to the conventional route, it significantly reduces the overland train transport distance, resulting in an estimated total GHG emissions reduction of about 320 tons³.

Until now, this route to the East Coast was set up solely with the expectation of BCP (business continuity planning in the event of a disaster), but because both BCP and reducing environmental impact are important themes for us, after discussions with the relevant parties, we have been able to realize regular operation of this route. This route revision not only reduces GHG emissions but by securing multiple routes, it is expected that the risk of product supply being delayed or halted due to changes in the international transportation environment, such as port congestion, will be diversified.