List of news related to rail transport
- NX Trading Co., Ltd. to launch fire-resistant 20ft containers for transporting and storing lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). (February 09) September 24, 2026 IT/Equipment
- JR Freight: July rail container transport volume down 7.8%, carload transport down 4.7%. (February 09) September 16, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Hutech Norin, in collaboration with Hakata Transport and JR Freight, will transport frozen foods using refrigerated rail containers. (February 09) September 15, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
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- GLP Japan will hold a preview event for "Marq Kitamoto" in Saitama Prefecture on October 21st and 22nd.
- CBRE begins tenant leasing for a 1.4 m2 multi-tenant logistics facility in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
- CBRE/Hyogo: Open House and Foreign Worker System Seminar to be held on October 22nd at "Rene Logi Kobe Port Island"
- Mitani Computer launches AI-powered WMS "W-KEEPER AX" and demonstrates it at EC General Exhibition.
- TC Shinko Real Estate / Seeking tenants for "AS-LOGI Ayase" in Kanagawa Prefecture and "AS-LOGI Suzuka" in Mie Prefecture.
- Colliers will hold an open house for its logistics facility in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture on October 22nd and 23rd.
- Daito Kentaku and Nippon Logistics Facilities to complete a logistics facility near the "Sayama-Hidaka IC" in Saitama Prefecture in February 2027.
- CREDO / Saitama Prefecture "CREDO Kazo" Preview Event to be held on October 20th and 21st
- NEC and NBC Information Systems to hold "Affordable DX" seminars on October 14, 23, and 27.
- Daito Kentaku and Japan Logistics Facilities to complete a logistics center near the "Samukawa Kita IC" in Kanagawa Prefecture in April 2027.
- Mitsubishi Estate / Open House for "LogiCross Osaka Taisho II" on October 20th and 21st
- CBRE will hold an open house and recruitment strengthening seminar at "CPD Tokai Chita" in Aichi Prefecture on October 15th and 16th.
- CBRE / Short-term contracts also available. Open house to be held on October 15th at the (tentative name) Kawanishi Logistics Center in Hyogo Prefecture.
- Logisteed West Japan participates in joint rail modal shift transportation project with Daido Steel and Proterial. (February 09) September 9, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight: Freight train services suspended in some sections of Hokkaido due to heavy rain are expected to resume by September 10th. (February 09) September 4, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- S&B Foods, T2, and three other companies begin joint transportation demonstration using autonomous trucks and freight rail. (February 09) September 3, 2026 SCM/Management
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Railway freight volume down 5.2% in April, freight ton-kilometers down 4.1%. (February 08) August 31, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism/Adds 4 more companies, including Komatsu Logistics, to its list of Eco-Rail Mark sponsoring companies. (February 08) August 27, 2026 CSR
- Sagawa Express and the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff Office have signed an agreement for transportation cooperation in the event of a disaster. (February 08) August 25, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight: July rail container transport volume down 4.0%, carload transport down 0.2%. (February 08) August 21, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Transcom and JR Freight Logistics Solutions to jointly operate a framework to promote mutual use of rail and truck services. (February 07) July 31, 2026 IT/Equipment
- JR Freight: June rail container transport volume down 8.1%, carload transport up 5.1% (February 07) July 22, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Railway freight volume down 3.2% in April, freight ton-kilometers down 3.3%. (February 07) July 21, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: May's rail container transport volume down 6.9% (February 06) June 18, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: March railway freight volume increased by 2.6%, while freight ton-kilometers decreased by 1.5%. (February 06) June 17, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Toho designated as an Eco-Rail Mark participating company, and two other companies designated as sponsoring companies. (February 06) June 1, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- Nippon Express and Fujifilm utilize 31ft containers for round rail transport of multifunction printers and refurbished equipment. (February 05) May 26, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: November railway freight volume down 4.2%, freight ton-kilometers down 6.5%. (February 05) May 25, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: April rail container transport volume down 6.3%, carload transport up 2.4% (February 05) May 20, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Meiken Kogyo utilizes JR Freight for transporting building materials to the Kanto region, addressing driver shortages and decarbonization efforts. (February 05) May 13, 2026 SCM/Management
- JR Freight, Tokyo Steel, and others: Partially shifting truck transport of scrap iron to rail containers. (February 04) April 24, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: November railway freight volume down 3.6%, freight ton-kilometers down 10.6%. (February 04) April 23, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Nestlé Japan/New rail route for product transport from Ibaraki Prefecture to the Tohoku region (February 04) April 22, 2026 CSR
- JR Freight: 557 freight trains will operate during Golden Week. (February 04) April 17, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight/FY2025 Transportation Performance: Containers up 1.6%, carload down 1.9% (February 04) April 15, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: May's rail container transport volume down 3.5% (February 04) April 15, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Kanko Logi NEXT / Customized transportation between Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia in various modes (February 04) April 2, 2026 international
- JR Freight to invest 286 billion yen in equipment, including fare revisions to improve and stabilize quality. (February 04) April 1, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight Tohoku Branch opens transshipment stations at three stations including Sendai. (February 03) March 30, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: November railway freight volume down 0.1%, freight ton-kilometers down 3.1%. (February 03) March 25, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- NXHD/Experimental results in round-trip rail transport using the same container by three chemical shippers (February 03) March 24, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- Japan Post and JR East to begin mail delivery on the Uetsu Main Line using "Hakobyun" service. (February 03) March 24, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- LogiNet Japan Kyushu will begin construction on April 1st of a logistics facility in Kasuya Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, that will accommodate bonded warehouses. (February 03) March 23, 2026 Logistics facilities
- JR Freight: May's rail container transport volume down 4.9% (February 03) March 18, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- GREEN×EXPO Association: Transporting trees from the Osaka-Kansai Expo site to the next Expo site in Yokohama by rail. (February 03) March 9, 2026 CSR
- Nippon Express / Number of railway containers handled to increase by 0.3% in 2025 (February 03) March 3, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: November railway freight volume down 6.6%, freight ton-kilometers down 5.4%. (February 03) March 3, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Nikken Lease Industry conducts verification test of rail transport using containers specifically for live fish. (February 02) February 24, 2026 IT/Equipment
- Sakai Moving Center / Certified as a sponsoring company of the Eco-Rail Mark for railway modal shift (February 02) February 20, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- ITE announces "Railway and Land Cold Chain Technology" in collaboration with India. (February 02) February 19, 2026 international
- JR Freight: May's rail container transport volume down 11.2% (February 02) February 18, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: November railway freight volume down 2.5%, freight ton-kilometers down 1.3%. (February 02) February 10, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: Railway container transport volume to decrease by 2.3% in December 2025. (February 01) January 21, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Railway freight volume increased by 6.4% in July, and freight ton-kilometers increased by 7.4%. (February 01) January 5, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: May's rail container transport volume down 4.0% (February 12) December 18, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight publishes Group Report 2025, including Long-Term Vision 2030. (February 12) December 16, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight/Tokai Maintenance Technology Center and other facilities relocated to the other side of the tracks. (February 12) December 15, 2025 SCM/Management
- Earthquake off the coast of eastern Aomori Prefecture / Logistics companies experience delays in some areas due to ferry and rail service delays. (February 12) December 9, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight announces winners of the 25th Freight Railway Paper Award and the 17th Sumida Logistics Encouragement Award. (February 12) December 1, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight: September rail container transport volume increased by 2.5% (February 11) November 20, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- Development begins on a feature-enhancing update for AI that optimizes transportation planning operations in the grid/railway sector. (February 11) November 19, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Railway freight volume increased by 2.9% in July, and freight ton-kilometers increased by 3.5%. (February 11) November 19, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Railway freight volume increased by 1.2% in July, and freight ton-kilometers increased by 2.2%. (February 11) November 4, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight / Container freight volume to increase by 7.5% in the first half of 2025 (February 10) October 22, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: September rail container transport volume increased by 14.7% (February 10) October 22, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Experiments on alternative international logistics routes highlight issues such as costs. (February 10) October 9, 2025 international
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Railway freight volume increased by 4.2% in July, and freight ton-kilometers increased by 2.6%. (February 09) September 22, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: September rail container transport volume increased by 8.8% (February 09) September 18, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Hokkaido Shinkansen extension to Sapporo, maintaining coastal line to ensure rail freight functionality. (February 09) September 3, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / May railway freight volume down 1.8%, freight ton-kilometers up 0.0% (February 09) September 1, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Eco-rail mark: 1 new company certified, 3 sponsoring companies (February 09) September 1, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: April railway freight volume increased by 1.8%, while freight ton-kilometers decreased by 0.6%. (February 08) August 21, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: September rail container transport volume increased by 6.0% (February 08) August 20, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: September rail container transport volume increased by 6.1% (February 07) July 16, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight / Container freight volume to increase by 5.4% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. (February 07) July 16, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: November railway freight volume down 3.5%, freight ton-kilometers down 0.7%. (February 07) July 7, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: September rail container transport volume increased by 5.7% (February 06) June 19, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- Third wrapped container delivered to Nippon Oil Transportation/A-Gas Japan (February 06) June 17, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: April railway freight volume increased by 0.0%, while freight ton-kilometers decreased by 3.7%. (February 06) June 10, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- Nippon Express begins modal shift of specialty gases between Kanagawa and Miyagi prefectures. (February 05) May 27, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight: September rail container transport volume increased by 4.6% (February 05) May 21, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- Fukutsu, Kintetsu, and Aeon Retail begin mixed freight and passenger transport from the Kinki region to the Chubu region. (February 05) May 16, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Railway freight volume increased by 4.1% in July, and freight ton-kilometers increased by 6.7%. (February 05) May 12, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight/Okayama area holds meeting to discuss BCP (Business Continuity Plan) development in response to transportation disruptions caused by disasters affecting rail logistics. (February 05) May 6, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight/FY2024 Transportation Performance: Containers Increased by 2.8% (February 04) April 17, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: September rail container transport volume increased by 4.5% (February 04) April 17, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight: 545 freight trains will operate during Golden Week. (February 04) April 9, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: April railway freight volume increased by 2.8%, while freight ton-kilometers decreased by 0.8%. (February 04) April 4, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
- JR Freight invests 335 billion yen in equipment, aiming for a new stage as it evolves into a comprehensive logistics company. (February 04) April 2, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- JR Freight: May's rail container transport volume down 1.8% (February 03) March 13, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
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