JAPAN'S NIPPON EXPRESS BEGINS HALAL-CERTIFIED DOMESTIC AIR CARGO TRANSPORT SERVICE

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- Nippon Express Co Ltd is expanding its domestic halal logistics services in Japan, with the start of a new halal-certified domestic air cargo transport service recently.

By incorporating halal logistics system-certified work procedures into its ‘Express Hi-Speed’ domestic air cargo transport service, the Company has created a rapid halal transport service capable of handling shipments as small as a single cardboard box.

‘Express Hi-Speed’ halal transport features are improved visibility for halal products (special labels affixed on cargo); halal education for employees engaged in operations; delivery modes tailored to specific needs; easy-to-use product design; and, visualisation of transport status via centralised management.

According to a statement, with interest in halal products growing in Japan, Nippon Express has been constructing a halal logistics service network to support customers' supply chains and provide safety and peace of mind to Muslim customers and others.

Japan's Muslim population numbers about 200,000 and, with an increase in foreign visitors/residents from a diversity of cultural backgrounds anticipated, demand for halal products in Japan is expected to rise.

High certification standards for quality assurance and hygiene control have also expanded interest in halal products among health and safety-conscious consumers.

In 2014, Nippon Express became the first Japanese company to obtain halal logistics certification in Malaysia, and it has since been developing global halal logistics services.

-- BERNAMA