We conduct loading, unloading and storage via storage management systems at registered warehouses, which include our in-house logistics centers in the Kansai, Kanto and Nagoya regions as well as about 62 consigned facilities throughout Japan. We also utilize a network to manage en route cargo.
This system allows us to provide smooth delivery services by ensuring we are prepared to process incoming and outgoing loads.
In addition to operations involving the storage (for delivery) of steel products sold by Kobe Steel to business partners, we store cargo entrusted to us by customers from outside the Group.
Case 1
This facility in Takaishi City, Osaka supplies steel sheets and heavy plates from the Kansai region and utilizes a yard management system to enable such efforts, saving labor and preventing shipment errors.
Storage capacity: Approx. 40,000 tons; Warehouse area: 10,037 m2; equipped with 6 overhead traveling cranes
Case 2
Located in Tobishima Village, Ama District, Aichi, an area in the Nagoya region where the majority of customers are in the automotive sector, this facility undertakes the loading, storage, and shipping of products, especially steel wire rods. It also consigns the handling of steel wire rods and sheets to neighboring external warehouses.
Storage capacity: 9,200 tons; Warehouse area: 7,748 m2, equipped with 2 quay cranes and 4 overhead traveling cranes
Case 3
Located in Ichikawa City, Chiba, this facility handles steel products (steel wire rods, steel bars, steel sheets, steel powder) for business partners in the Kanto region. It also handles steel imports and receives steel from domestic manufacturers other than Kobe Steel upon request from businesses in close proximity. It is our largest warehouse, and provides cargo handling, storage, and shipping services.
Storage capacity: 106,000 tons; Warehouse area: 53,600 m2, equipped with 4 quay cranes and 26 overhead traveling cranes (including one hoisting crane)