Toyoshima & Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shinichi TOYOSHIMA, Headquarters: Nagoya City Naka-ku), MN Interfashion Co., Ltd., Goat Co., Ltd., and Sekiko Logi NEXT Co., Ltd. launched a "joint transportation" initiative in March 2025 using domestic ferries from Sekiko Logi NEXT Co., Ltd. group companies.
This initiative aims to review the conventional logistics system that relied on trucking for products such as apparel and miscellaneous goods, and promote a modal shift in shipping transportation.
By combining international and domestic ferries for intermodal transportation, we aim to build a sustainable logistics system by simultaneously reducing CO₂ emissions, shortening drivers' working hours, and improving transportation efficiency.
The four companies formed an alliance to consolidate cargo imported from China to Kanto at Shimonoseki Port, and carried out "joint transportation" through trunk line transportation from Shimonoseki Port to Yokosuka Port to transit points in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Most of the main line transportation is handled by Tokyo Kyushu Ferry of the Sekiko Logi NEXT Group. As of the end of October, the cargo pooled by the three trading companies was equivalent to approximately 68 10-ton trucks, and by switching to maritime transportation, we estimated that we had achieved a reduction in CO₂ emissions of approximately 102 tons (*1).
This initiative started with "joint transportation" centered on trunk transportation to the Tokyo metropolitan area, but we are also working on the realization of "joint delivery" that consistently delivers to the destination with higher logistics efficiency. While verifying and improving the effects of the modal shift, each company will expand cooperation with trading companies and business partners of other companies in the same industry, further expand the circle of joint transportation and delivery, and contribute to improving the efficiency of the industry as a whole and reducing environmental impact.
*1 Based on the calculation method of the "Guidelines for Calculation Methods for CO2 Emissions in the Logistics Sector" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, CO2 emissions per unit in the conventional ton-kilometer: 216 (g-CO2/t-km) for land transportation and 43 (g-CO2/t-km) for maritime transport.
■Company Profile
Toyoshima & Co., Ltd.
Since its founding in 1841, we have been in charge of the supply chain of the lifestyle industry comprehensively, from global raw material procurement to planning, production management, and delivery of final products, based on a history of more than 180 years. In order to meet various needs, we have expanded our business areas to include miscellaneous goods, cosmetics, and food. In addition to promoting sustainable projects, we are also focusing on creating value through a wide variety of collaborations and proposing new values using technology. Based on the statement "MY WILL" that we have been putting forward since 2019, we continue to take on the challenge of realizing a sustainable lifestyle.
URL：https://www.toyoshima.co.jp/
MN Interfashion Inc.
MN Interfashion Co., Ltd. was established on January 1, 2022 through the business integration of Nippon Steel & Co., Ltd.'s textile business with Mitsui & Co. iFashion Co., Ltd.
Company name: MN Inter-Fashion Ltd.
President & CEO: Isshin Yoshimoto
Head office location: Akasaka K Tower, 1-2-7 Moto-Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business description: Functional materials, functional textiles, industrial materials, apparel and apparel miscellaneous goods, brand marketing, etc.
URL：https://mn-interfashion.com/
Goat Corporation
Since its founding in 1893 as a cotton yarn merchant, we have adhered to the spirit of our company motto of "sincerity from beginning to beginning," and now we are developing a wide range of businesses, from materials to lifestyle, apparel, and brand and retail, with a focus on textiles. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Representative Director President and Executive Officer: Takao Yagi
Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
URL：https://www.yaginet.co.jp/
Sekimitsu Logi NEXT Co., Ltd.
Since its founding in 1948, it has contributed to the development of Japan's economy through the construction of a maritime logistics network, including the Sekigama Ferry, Japan's first international route after the war, based on Shimonoseki, which is a key point for Japan's maritime transportation.
Currently, using the route network of the group's SHK Line (New Japan Sea Ferry, Hankyu Ferry, Sekigama Ferry, Suzhou Shimonoseki Ferry, Tokyo Kyushu Ferry, etc.), under the motto of "faster than the sea, cheaper than the air" (faster than container ships, cheaper than air mail), international logistics services connecting China, South Korea and various parts of Japan, We are developing domestic logistics services using a maritime network covering Japan.