# Yusen Logistics

> Yusen Logistics is a Tokyo-based NYK Group logistics business combining international freight forwarding, contract warehousing, transportation and supply-chain management. Its sector expertise spans automotive, aerospace, technology, healthcare, retail and food; recent investments have expanded its European pharmaceutical network and warehouse automation capabilities.

- **Founded:** 1955
- **Headquarters:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Products:** International freight forwarding, Contract logistics, Supply-chain management, Yusen Vantage, Yusen Vantage Focus
- **Notable:** Established a global network described in August 2026 as spanning 47 countries and more than 733 locations., Ranked 19th in Armstrong & Associates’ 2026 global air freight forwarder list, based on 280,320 air metric tons in 2025., Completed the acquisition of Movianto International on December 10, 2025.

## Products & services

- **International freight forwarding** — Air and ocean freight arrangement, with customs and multimodal transport coordination.
- **Contract logistics** — Warehousing, inventory handling, distribution and value-added logistics tailored to customer operations.
- **Supply-chain management** — Planning, coordination and visibility across transport and warehouse operations, including lead logistics and 4PL services.
- **Yusen Vantage** — Unified IT platform for shipment visibility and supply-chain operational management; public introduction video published in 2020.
- **Yusen Vantage Focus** — Digital freight forwarding tools for quoting, booking, document management and tracking; launch covered in the company’s 2021 updates.
- **Integrated healthcare logistics** — Temperature-controlled pharmaceutical storage and transportation, expanded through Movianto, Eurotranspharma, Transpharma International and Walden Digital.

## Achievements

- Established a global network described in August 2026 as spanning 47 countries and more than 733 locations.
- Ranked 19th in Armstrong & Associates’ 2026 global air freight forwarder list, based on 280,320 air metric tons in 2025.
- Completed the acquisition of Movianto International on December 10, 2025.
- Movianto expanded Aalst temperature-controlled storage from 14,000 to 25,000 pallet positions in June 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Movianto opened its Wiesloch pharmaceutical hub on September 24; full operations were expected in November 2026.
- **2026-09** — Finnair announced a sustainable aviation fuel collaboration with Yusen on September 14.
- **2026-08** — Yusen Logistics Americas and Destro announced a human-robot coordination deployment for transload operations.
- **2026-06** — Movianto’s Aalst expansion increased temperature-controlled pallet capacity to 25,000.
- **2025-12** — Yusen Logistics Europe acquired all shares of Movianto International; NYK later reported acquisition consideration of approximately €1.27 billion.

## Links

- Website: https://www.yusen-logistics.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yusen-logistics-/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/YusenLogisticsE
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YusenLogisticsOfficial

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Last updated: 2026-10-03