The Juki Group promptly started in March
2010 to use the inland depot (terminal for the
marine container set up on the inland ground),
which was newly established at the Morioka
freight terminal station, for the inland container transportation of the
pick-and-placer from shipment base in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture), and
achieved the railway transportation ratio 100% in April of the same year.
We will promote a modal shift as "Eco Rail Mark authorization company,"
which was recognized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and
Tourism, in cooperation with the JR freight and each company of other physical
distribution companies in the future, using a new method one after another.
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"The Basic Unit for the CO2 emissions per each transportation ton kilometer according to the
transportation" were changed in fiscal 2009 in accordance with "The common guideline in the calculating
method of the CO2 emissions in the logistics field," and former numerical values are retroactively
corrected.
ECO-RAIL Certification
In February 2009, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism awarded JUKI the "ECO-RAIL mark" (*1) in recognition of the company’s efforts to ship more products by rail, an environment-friendly mode of transportation. Today, 41% or more of JUKI’s total domestic inland transportation of containers for export, mainly industrial sewing machines and SMT systems, is handled as railroad cargo transportation. There are now about 50 companies in Japan certified with the ECO-RAIL mark. JUKI is the first apparel- and SMT-related manufacturer among them to acquire the mark.
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What is the ECO-RAIL mark?
The "ECO-RAIL mark" is a logo established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to promote the reduction of environment loads in logistics. Railroad cargo transport generates only about one-eighth (According to the website of Railway Freight Associoation.) of the CO2 emission generated by truck transport. The ECO-RAIL mark system was commenced in 2005 as a way to show consumers which companies have low environment loads.
