JOT Fast Facts

History of the JOT Group

Japan Oil Transportation (JOT) was founded in 1946 with the goal of transporting domestic crude oil.
As economic and social circumstances have undergone changes, we have expanded transportation articles and business regions to carry cargo that is essential to the industries of our country and to our personal lives.

1946

Established Japan Crude Oil Transportation (current Japan Oil Transportation)  in Japan as a business founded in domestic crude oil
Began transporting domestic crude oil via railroad tank cars and tanker trucks

Began transporting petroleum products via tanker trucks

1947

1948

Renamed the company Japan Oil Shipping
Began transporting petroleum products via railroad tank cars

Began transporting Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) via Japan’s first LPG tanker trucks

1955

1956

Began transporting jet fuel to Haneda airport via tanker trucks

Renamed the company Japan Oil Transportation

1957

1958

Began transporting chemical products via tank cars

Began transporting LPG via railroad tank cars

1960

1961

Established Tōhoku Oil Transportation

1962

Established Kinki Oil Transportation

1964

Established Kanto Oil Transportation
Established Kansai Oil Transportation

1971

Established Sapporo Oil Transport

1978

Began transporting jet fuel to Narita Airport via railroad tank cars

Concluded transport to Narita upon pipeline completion

1983

Began transporting Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) via tanker trucks

1984

1985

Began leasing ISO tank containers

Began rental of refrigerated containers

1987

1989

Began intermodal shipping using railway and motor vehicle transport through Group alliances

1998

Merged four subsidiaries—Kanto Oil Transportation, Kansai Oil Transportation, Tōhoku Oil Transportation, and Sapporo Oil Transportation
Established ENEX, INC.

2000

Began transporting Japan's first LNG tank containers via railway

2003

Established New JS

2004

Acquired Kyoei Kigyō (current JK TRANS) as a wholly-owned subsidiary

Began transporting hydrogen via trailer trucks

2012

2013

Began transporting ISO tank containers internationally

Opened a representative office in Singapore

2015

2015

Began operation of mobile hydrogen stations

Launched the Green Logistics Project

2021

Steps Taken Toward Realizing a Carbon-free Society

Today, the JOT Group engages in a solar power generation business and the transport of hydrogen and ammonia. We are expanding our initiatives to develop a carbon-free society aiming to realize carbon neutrality by 2050 utilizing the experience amassed by JOT thus far.

2013

Entry into the Solar Power Generation Business
Established JOT Solar Stations

Four solar power generation stations in Muroran, Koriyama, Kamisu, and Gamagori help reduce our environmental impact.

2012-2015

Started transport of concentrated hydrogen by trailer truck and mobile hydrogen station operations.

JOT has been transporting hydrogen to hydrogen stations since 2012 and started operating mobile hydrogen stations in 2015.

2021

Established a new Green Logistics Project

The Green Logistics Project investigates and researches the commercialization of green energy transport as well as examines and researches motor vehicles that can help preserve the environment.

Strengths of the JOT Group

JOT promotes a model shift through intermodal shipping  combining railway, motor vehicles and ships to respond to the diverse needs demanded by our generation.

Modal shift

Select the best combination leveraging the unique properties of each

Intermodal shipping using a diverse range of transportation methods from railway and automotive vehicles to ships promotes a transition to eco-friendly means of transport (modal shift).

JOT proposes ideal transport plans to customers considering economic, environmental and other benefits plus convenience to help reduce transportation costs as well as save energy and labor.

Six Strengths

  • Thorough Safety

    The JOT Group advocates its “Safety First” slogan to deliver customers safety and reliability.

  • Cost Reductions

    Ideal transportation proposals tailored to the logistic needs of customers helps reduce costs.

  • Lower Environmental Impact

    JOT efficiently combines rail and ship transport while taking advantage of automotive transport to help reduce CO2 emissions and the environmental impact overall.

  • Higher Transport Efficiency
    Reliable Transport

    Long-distance and large-volume transport by rail or ship improves transport efficiency and utilizes a diverse range of transportation methods, which in turn enables reliable transport even in emergencies.

  • Wide Variety of Shipping Containers

    JOT makes a wide variety of shipping containers available to customers to meet their logistics needs, whether to accommodate the properties or geometry of cargo, volume, the transport temperature, or handling operations.

  • Valuable Logistic Services

    JOT provides logistics services with high-added value, such as a single contact point for customers and a one-stop solution with centralized management of the entire transport process.

Business area

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Business category Oil Transport Business High Pressure Gas Transport Business Chemical Transport Business Container Transport Business Asset Management Business
Items handled Gasoline/
kerosene
LNG Hydrogen and other high-pressure gases Domestic transport
(Chemical products/
particulates)
International transport
(Chemical products)
Perishable foods/general freight Real estate/
solar power
JOT Group

Japan Oil Transportation

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Japan Oil Transportation

ENEX

ENEX

ENEX

ENEX

ENEX

Kinki Oil Transportation

Kinki Oil Transportation

New JS

New JS

JK Trans

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Articles Transported by the JOT Group

The articles transported by the JOT make up large number of the things that we all use in our daily lives.

JOT by the numbers

Transportation plays an essential role in society although the industry and its businesses are hard to see.
The numbers below give a brief introduction into the scale of JOT Group businesses.

DATA01 Annual Transport Volume of Petroleum Approx. 10.6 billion liters
DATA02 LNG truck transport share No.1
DATA03 Number of Chemical Product Containers 9,037
DATA04 Overseas transportation 11 countries 62 depots
DATA05 Number of refrigerated and other containers transported by rail 7,378
DATA06 Number of JOT tanker trucks 1,038
DATA07 Types of articles in transport Countless... but at least 200 or more
DATA08 Profitable Since 1946 founding
DATA09 Donation to Projects Training Guide Dogs More than 30 consecutive years