Dear Sirs,

Request for Cooperation to Eliminate Long-term Storage ofContainers at Tokyo Port’s Container Terminals
The Port of Tokyo has been addressing countermeasures towards traffic congestion inorder to secure smooth port logistics at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
including implementation of the container terminals and major roads, extension of theopening time of container terminals’ gates, establishment of temporary stockyards available
around the clock.
Above all, for solving traffic congestion in front of the container terminals’ gates andsecuring port logistics function, we recognise that it is very effective and important to keep
the volume of in-yard cargoes at a reasonable level and improve cargo-handling efficiency byeliminating long-term storage of containers at Tokyo Port’s Container Terminal.
Therefore, the Bureau of Port and Harbor at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (hereafter MLIT) and Tokyo Metropolitan Government (hereafterTMG) have just requested cooperation towards all users such as shippers, terminal operators
shipping companies and logistic companies to eliminate long-term storage of containers asof the date of notice on Oct. 23, 2019.
Furthermore, MLIT has requested cooperation towards all users in Japan for an earlycollection of actual imported containers and the early return of empty containers and thus
responding to the tight supply and demand of international sea container transportation
capacity and shortage of empty containers. （ ”Dealing with tight sea containertransportation associated with the spread of Covid-19.（Request for cooperation）”（Deputy
Minister for Public Transport and Logistics Policy, Director-General of Maritime Bureau,
Director-General of Ports and Harbor Bureau）As of Feb. 5, 2021）
It is required to ensure proper operation for the container terminal yard as it is a
designated bonded area where temporary storage of foreign cargos are temporarily stored
for the purpose of promoting simplified and prompt custom procedures.
In line with this, we once again request for your further understanding and cooperation
with regards to the steps below, with no legal binding but on a voluntary basis.

1. We request that ocean carriers encourage prompt retrieving delivery of imported loaded
containers with an import licence from a container yard.
2. We request that ocean carriers encourage no extension of the demurrage free time.
3. We request that ocean carriers apply a demurrage charge as per individual carriers'
tariff with no discount.

Based on this background, we believe that the smooth and reliable cooperation from all
related parties of the container terminals will lead to a profound effect.
Taking current circumstances into consideration, we may conduct a survey on thesituation in each container terminal if needed.
Furthermore, please be careful not to set the storage period through discussions with otherterminal operators /other shipping companies in order to comply with the Anti-Monopoly Act.
For both the success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 and thesustainment of logistics functions in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, the national government
and all parties related to the Port of Tokyo will work as a team. We again request yourunderstanding and cooperation.

Yours sincerely,
June 18, 2021

Mr. Masayuki Takada,
Director-General
Ports and Harbours Bureau
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
Mr. Naoki Enomoto
Director-General
Tokyo CustomsandMs. Hiromi Furuya,
Director-Genaral
Bureau of Port and Harbor
Tokyo Metropolitan Government（Official seal omitted）