Press Release
October 26, 2022
SENKO Co., Ltd.
SENKO Forwarding Co., Ltd.

SENKO Launches Commerce Trading Platform forCentralized Management of Complicated Export Work
- Promoting Teleworking with Operation DX SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasuhisa Fukuda;"SENKO GHD") affiliated company SENKO Forwarding Co., Ltd. (Head office: Koto-ku, Tokyo;
President: Kenji Takahashi; "SENKO FW") hereby announces the launch of "Commerce Trading
Platform" ("this PF") for boosting efficiency of export work.

ShipperShipping Company / NVOCC

Commerce Trading Platform

Bid for freight charges for various
shipping companies and NVOCC
with a single platform.

Request to obtainmarine freightcharges

Search various shipping
company schedules and makebookings with a single platform.

Enter booking
requestCreate S/I, I/V and P/L frombooking information

Enter required
details

After booking each B/L andcontainer, provide instructions on
processes such as VAN, drayage
and ship loading, and update andshare details of progress with staff
in real-time. Exchange
import/export documents with staff
in real-timeBrowse progressof processes

Createestimate

Estimate of marine
freight charges

Arrange booking

LogiWorks
Create import/export
documents

LogiWorks
Progressmanagement ofbusiness processes

Arrange shipspace

Arrangecustoms/drayage

Obtain required
documents

Obtain required
documents

Register schedule foreach process
Check progress ofprocesses

Adjust export
schedule

Workflow for deploying the Commerce Trading Platform■ Background
International logistics continues to suffer from a shortage of marine shipping containers andfluctuations in ocean freight charges on a global level, and a major challenge faced by shippers issecuring sufficient space at reasonable rates that meet their scale of operations and cargo volumes.
Small to medium shippers handling low volumes of containers in particular are unable to take part
bidding for freight charges, making it difficult to secure enough cargo space at reasonable rates.
Export procedures also requires shippers to coordinate operations with multiple stakeholders likeshipping companies and customs agents as well as the shipper's own plants and warehouses, andcreate documents like shipping instructions (S/I), invoices (I/V) and packing lists (P/L), in the majorityof cases over the telephone or by email and FAX. These procedures not only take an enormous
amount of manhours, but for companies that implemented measures to prevent the spread of

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COVID-19 or rolling out work style reforms, they present issues as the procedures cannot becompleted without staff working at offices.
■ Details of initiatives
SENKO FW has developed this PF with the cooperation of major shippers that it had previously
been working with, and launched a limited roll-out from January 2022. Continuous improvements
have been made to the system based on feedback received from shippers, and SENKO FW beganmarketing the system to new shippers from October.
With shippers involved in marine container transportation using this PF, SENKO FW will be able tosecure a reliable amount of cargo space and more stable shipping rates, while also streamlining
export operations and implementing teleworking, as it aims to increase the volume of its own cargo ithandles.
■ "Commerce Trading Platform" Overview
The platform developed by SENKO FW integrates "Bid Force" that was jointly developed bySENKO GHD affiliated company Senko Information System Co., Ltd., with a specially customized
version of Trade Tech, Inc. system "Booking Force" and "TOSS-LOGIWORKS" developed by BINAL
Corporation. Operating these three systems to meet customer requirements allows for centralized
management of export operations covered by shippers, shipping companies and SENKO FW.
<Functions of each system>
1. Bid Force"Ocean freight charge bidding system" for registering bidding lanes, checking freight charges,
assessing bids, approving rates, receiving contract numbers, etc.
2. Booking Force"Booking Tracing Information System" for requesting bookings, checking responses, checking tracing
information, etc.
3. TOSS-LOGIWORKS"Progress Management System" for creating and sharing import/export documents, managing
progress, etc.
■ SENKO Forwarding Co., Ltd. (https://senko-forwarding.co.jp/)
Company established to cover the forwarding, customs clearance and other operations of theInternational Logistics Business Division of SENKO Co., Ltd., with the aim of further strengthening
businesses and developing global networks. Involved in marine forwarding and air forwarding,customs clearance, drayage and other businesses.

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SENKO Co., Ltd.
SENKO Forwarding Co., Ltd.

Location: 2-8-10, Shiomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Representative: President and Representative Director Kenji Takahashi
Established: April 2020
Employees: 120 (current as of end of September 2022)