2020 Volume 76 Issue 2 Pages I_31-I_36
Automobile industry occupies a vital position in the Japanese economy. In recent years, due to intensification of competition in the automobile industry, improving of efficiency in manufacturing has been demanded. Therefore, management integration among auto makers and consolidation/relocation of factories are progressing.
In this study, we grasped the change of maritime transport of auto parts due to the change of the production volume of assembling factories and the progress of modal-shift, and considered the future trend of maritime transport based on the expected changes in automobile industry and the surroundings. As a result, it was revealed that import auto parts by containers from overseas increased remarkably, and that domestic transport by unit load system such as ferry, RORO ship and by railway increased in some areas. In addition, to promote maritime transport, the direction of relaxation of container terminal and access road congestion and the reducing of imbalance in maritime unit load transport was considered.
