Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corporation (IIF) announced on 24 March 2011 that it completed purchasing IIF Saitama Logistics Center in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Source: IIF (Edited and translated by Bear Logi)

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corporation (IIF) announced on 22 March 2011 that it completed purchasing IIF Atsugi Logistics Center in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Source: IIF (Edited and translated by Bear Logi)

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. announced on 18 March 2011 that it concluded a lease contract with TOTO Ltd. on its Yachiyo Logistics Center located in Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture. The details are as follows:

Tenant: TOTO Ltd.

Business: Sanitary ware manufacturing

Leased are: 17,689.95 m2

Occupancy ratio in total leasable area: 100%

Contract term: From 18 March 2011 to 30 April 2011

Cargo: Household equipment

Source: Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. (Edited and translated by Bear Logi)

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On 8 Mar. 2011, Senko Co., Ltd. announced that it opened “Shin Toda PD Center” in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture.

In order to expand its business and improve its competitiveness, Senko had scrap-and-build redevelopment on its 3 terminals (GFA 9,630m2) and opened “Shin Toda PD Center” on the same premise.
“Shin Toda PD Center” is a large logistics hub with 6-story above ground and about 19,000m2 of GFA.

The new center has high ceiling height and low ceiling height area and is flexible to any form of cargo stored and any type of work like distributive processing. Further, a wide variety of cargo equipments has been introduced to improve the productivity.

In order to even improve its delivery function with good access to Shuto Expressway No. 5 and Tokyo-Gaikan Expressway, the center has 51 berths in total on the north and south sides to get trailer or large-sized vehicle easily stop at the berth.
Moreover, it makes consideration on harmony with the environment with power-saving lighting facility design and partial rooftop gardening.

Facility Overview
Name: Shin Toda PD Center

Location: 1-6, Hayase, Toda City, Saitama Prefecture
　　　　　5 min. from Toda-minami Exit of Shuto Expressway No.5, 10 min. from Toda Exit of Tokyo-Gaikan Expressway

Site area: 9,747 m2 (2,949 tsubo)

Structure: Steel structure, 6-story above ground (warehouse is 5-story)

Total floor area: 18,986 m2 (5,745 tsubo)

No. of berth: 51 (27 on the north side, 24 on the south)

Cargo equipments: vertical lift x4, cargo elevator (4t) x1 and climbing leveler x1

Completion date: 28 Feb. 2011

Opening day: 8 Mar. 2011

Source: Senko

On 28^th Feb Kintetsu World Express has announced that the new company had been established in Binko export processing area located in South West of Shanghai, as a pioneer in Japanese logistic companies. They commenced their operation from Feb 9.

In Shanghai South West area, the further development is being expected because a lot of major Japanese electronic, automobile, and medical equipment companies as well as related American medical companies otherwise European automobile industries have already moved in that area.

Kintetsu Express established the bonded logistic facilities particularly to handle the air cargo, custody, transport processing, delivery and its related service. 

They have been accumulated the know-how of Chinese bonded logistic service since their Shenzhen project had been incorporated in 1995. 

The project in china is positioned as the core in the Asian market strategy of their mid-term management plan(2010-2012).

They have been trying to expand their service by founding each corporation on three other bonded area and trade processing area in China in this fiscal year.

Overview of newly established company

Source: Kintetsu Express (Translated by Bear Logi)

ORIX JREIT Inc. has announced its logistic facilities operating rate as 100%

On the other hand, the number of property counts 54 (two more than the last month), and the tenant becomes 406 (seven more than the last month) 

Source: ORIX JREIT news

On 28^th Feb Orix Real Estate Corporation announced that they had completed their Ichikawa Thidori-cho logistic center in Chiba.

Land area: 33,567.28m2

Structure: 4 stories/SRC(partly steel frame)

Floor space: 72,035.56m2

Features: one of the largest multi-tenants type logistic facilities

Location:

-         approx. 0.6km from Thidori-cho capital freeway interchange

-         approx. 20km from JR Tokyo station

-         approx. 25km from Haneda international airport

-         approx. 29km from Oi container wharf

which is able to cover Tokyo metropolitan area that includes Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama.

The remarkable point would be the location. In spite of 24 hours-operation-able exclusive industrial zoning, it is also convenient for the nearest JR station Ichikawa Shiohama in 10 minutes on foot, 0.8km that enables the tenants to ensure the part-time-workers.

The track berth is available on both side on the 1^st floor, one side on the 3^rd and 4^th floor. In addition to that, the maximum effective height under beam has been set on 6.9m realizes the increase of the available space in the facilities.

Transportation:

-         approx. 0.6km, five minutes by car from the Thidori-cho Interchange on the Wangan line capital freeway.

-         approx. 0.8km, ten minutes on foot from the JR Keiyo station Ichikawa Shiohama.

Land area: 33,567.28m2

Floor area: 72,035.56m2

Construction: 4 stories, SRC (partly Steel-framed fire protection)

Property overview:

Point of Contact:

Nagai or Nakamura at President's Office, Orix Real Estate Corporation

Tel: +81-(0)3-3435-3411

Source: ORIX Real Estate Corporation

On 28^th Feb Japan Logistics Fund Inc. and asset management company, Mitsui & Co., Logistic Partners Ltd. have announced that they made a lease contract of its Kisaimachi logistic center located in Saitama with Trancom., Ltd.

On 21st Feb Chiba Prefecture Enterprise Agency has started to receive application in order of arrival for its port-related site located in the south district of Kisarazu.

Property Overview

The property existing area is zoned as Semi-industrial area by the Act of urban development, as well as industrial harbor area by the Port and Harbor Act. Therefore the purpose of the land acquisition will be limited for the purpose of factory, otherwise the industrial facilities construction.

That means , it needs to be warehousing or manufacture, which will not be regulated by the Act of Construction Limitation in Chiba Harbor Area.

Some examples for applicable facilities are following:

Maritime transport services, port transport services, warehousing, freight car transport services, cargo carrier, express business, trading business or tourism with its related facilities.

Manufacturing:

- which is dependent upon the raw material or products transported by the maritime or port services

- food industry

- wood or wooden products

- rubber processed products

- steel industry

- metal processed industry

- machinery industry

- electrical machinery industry

- transportation machinery and its related operational and research facilities.

In addition, although the bank protection at the harbor side is affixed to the property to be transferred, it is not available for mooring ships.

Admission office:

Chiba prefecture Enterprise Agency

Regional Development Division

Department of industry and logistics subdivision

Makunouchi garden Bldg D, 4th floor

1-3 Nakase Mihama-ku Chiba City, Chiba

TEL：043-296-8755/8756

Source: Chiba Prefecture Enterprises Agency (Edited and translated by Bear Logi)