News / Open-top container for tree transport a greener alternative for SFC

Credit Sumitomo Forestry Corporation.

Japanese logging company Sumitomo Forestry Corporation (SFC) has created a container to transport trees, as the group moves from trucking to rail transport to reduce its carbon footprint.

With the help of compatriot logistics group Nippon Express, the 9.44 metre container, named Mirai (Japanese for “future”) Green Cargo, is designed with an open top to enable the trees to breathe.

A spokesperson for SFC told The Loadstar the new container, owned and handled by subsidiary Sumitomo Forestry Landscaping, is undergoing various trials.

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