A new weekly RORO shipping route linking Miyazaki Port with Osaka’s Nanko port will begin operations on April 2, expanding freight connections between southern Kyushu and the Kansai region. The service will be operated by Kagoshima-based logistics firm Kagoshima Niyaku Kairiku Unyu using the vessel Urizun NEXT, which can carry about 100 trailer chassis. The ship will stop at Miyazaki once a week on its northbound route from Naha to Osaka. The new route is expected to stabilize cargo transport from southern Kyushu and help address driver shortages linked to logistics industry reforms. Some cargo from Kagoshima and nearby areas has previously been transported by truck to ports in Oita or Kitakyushu before shipment. Officials say growing interest in shifting freight from road to sea transport also supported the new service. Source: Miyazaki Prefecture / Nikkei
Photo: Kaniyaku Co (Kagoshima Niyaku Kairiku Unyu)
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