In order to strengthen the transport system for relief supplies in the event of a disaster, Shinagawa City has formed a partnership with Toll Express Japan Co., Ltd. Agreement” was concluded on February 9, 2023.
It is an urgent task for the ward to secure means of transportation for stockpiled supplies and relief supplies in the event of a large-scale disaster, as well as transportation bases within the region that will play a central role in receiving and sorting supplies. This time, by signing an agreement with the company, which has a track record of transporting relief supplies after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, we will strengthen our comprehensive transportation system in the event of a disaster.
The content of the agreement includes not only the transportation of stockpiles and relief supplies, but also the provision of facilities managed by the company as regional transportation bases, the dispatch of personnel necessary for cargo handling work, and the supply of materials and equipment.
In addition, since 2022, we have outsourced the transportation and management of stockpiles to the company, and we are also grasping the locations of stockpile warehouses and evacuation centers in the ward, transportation routes, and the contents of stockpiles. Cooperation with disaster drills during normal times is also expected, and efforts will be made to further strengthen cooperation between the public and private sectors.
Mayor Morisawa, who signed the agreement, said, "By signing an agreement with a business that has various achievements in past earthquake disasters, we believe that we have made great strides toward improving our disaster response capabilities. This time. We would like to take this opportunity to strengthen our consistent cooperation from normal times to disasters,” he said.
In addition, Ryutaro Yamamoto, President of Toll Express Japan Co., Ltd., said, "I feel a great sense of responsibility and satisfaction in concluding this agreement. In order to further contribute to society in the future, our corporate mission is to support logistics in the event of a disaster. We will focus on it,” he said.