16th Northeast Asia Economic Forum
Session 3: Transportation & Logistics

Japan and Logistics in the
Northeast Asia
北東アジア物流と日本
26th October 2007

Masato Shinohara, PhD
Professor, Tokai University
shinoma@scc.u-tokai.ac.jp
http://www.scc.u-tokai.ac.jp/~shinoma

Overview (1)2006 GDP in Asia and Russia
Korea, 888
India, 910

Taiwan, 365
Indonesia, 364
Thailand, 206
Malaysia, 149

China + HK, 2815

Singapore, 132
Philippines, 118
Vietnam, 53
Other Asia, 130

Russia984
Japan, 4366

US$billion

Japan
China + HK
India
Korea
TaiwanIndonesia
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines
Vietnam
Other AsiaOverview (2)Trade & Investment in Asia
TradeInward Investment

World Container Cargo Movement
2005
East Asi a South
Asia

Oceania Middle
EastToFrom

東アジア 南アジア 大洋州

中近東

North
South & Europe
America CentralAmerica
北米

中南米

欧州

(Th ou sand TEU)
Afri ca
Total
アフリカ

East Asi a東アジア

12,632

1,115

1,130

1,537

13,138

1,484

9,587

1,033

41,656South Asia

南アジア

636

150

30

282

619

61853

137

2,768

Oceania

大洋州

880

55455

81

207

51263

36

2,028

Middle East 中近東
NorthAmerica
北米South &中南米
Central Ameri ca

325

157

13322

150

5586

55

1,613

5,193241244

287

437

1,754

1,947

214

10,317

664

26

30

136

1,972

1,121

2,204

153

6,306

Europe

欧州

4,766

818

343

1,582

3,006

1,391

2,240

1,890

16,036Afri ca

アフリカ

404

150

3982

158

63

1,346

568

2,810

25,500

2,712

2,284

4,309

19,687

5,930

19,026

4,086

83,534

Total

TEU: Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit （20フィート換算コンテナ数）
Source: Piers, Shipping Conferences & MOL

Japan’s Trade in Containers by Counterpart Region (in Million TEU)

•Growing trade within Asia
•Limited trade growth withNorth America and Europe

E.AsiaS.AsiaN.America
S.AmericaEuropeOceania
M.EastAfrica

Source: MOL & Global InsightNorth-east Asia
• High Level of Technology
高度な技術水準
lead by Japan & Korea
日韓主導• High Density of Consumer Population in Asia
高い消費者人口密度• Great Potentiality for Emerging Economies
開発途上地域の将来性

Need for Logistics Network

What is Logistics?

North-east Asiatic Logistics
北東アジア的ロジスティクスとは• Need for a new concept
North-east Asiatic “brand identity”
An abundance of Resources （豊富な資源）
Rich Natural Environment （豊かな自然）• Harmony between “growth” and “ecology”
Environmentally-friendly Logistics（環境にやさしい物流）

Logistics in the North-east Asia
• Shipping and Railway Transport is :Environmentally-friendly• Full utilization of Shipping （海運の活用）
Container Ships, Ferries, RORO Ships
Hokuriku Ports Development
Fushiki-Toyama, Kanazawa
Tsuruga
Logistical Collaboration by Ocean Transportation

Future Transportation Network in N.E.Asia
将来の北東アジア海運ネットワーク

Intermodal Transportation•Sea & Rail

（海運と鉄道の組み合わせ）Minimize Road Transportation（道路輸送の極少化）

1. Infrastructure （インフラ整備）
Port, Rail, Road, Bridge, Warehouse etc.

２．Seamless connection at Nodes（結節点のシームレス化）

Streamlining of Institutional Environment

Europe’s Coastal Shipping Network 欧州海運・水運ネットワーク

出所：Inland Navigation Europe

Lübeck in the Hanseatic League (13c-16c）
リューベックとハンザ同盟の舞台（13-16世紀）

St. Petersburg●NorthSea

BalticSea

Source：Modified from Wikipedia「Hanseatic League」

Lübeck Port

Source:LHG

For a Better Cooperation among Countries
国家間の協力体制を•

Examples of Logistical Streamlining（ロジスティクス合理化の例）¾ Efficient CIQ(Customs, Immigration & Quarantine)（効率的な税関・入管・検疫）¾ Sharing of Information（情報の共有化）¾ Transparency & Fairness of Administration（行政の透明化と公正）¾ Effective Market Mechanism（効果的な市場メカニズム）

Pressing need for “Logistics” in the North-east Asia
（北東アジアにはロジスティクス整備が急務）

Borders are biggest obstacles for Logistics.
（「国境」はロジスティクスにとって最大の障害）

New Identity