Impact on the shipment of Hokkaido, logistics and parts supply networks

　The Hokkaido earthquake, which recorded seismic intensity 7, and almost all over the area, had a wide range of economic activities in Hokkaido.Some convenience stores and supermarkets are closed.Even in the store that continued to operate, the distribution of the logistics network fell out of stock.The production of drinks, food, and automotive parts is stopped, and if the stop is prolonged, the impact may spread throughout the country.

　Many stores at convenience stores and supermarkets have continued to operate using emergency power sources, and some shops are lined up by residents seeking drinks and food.

　Seiko Mart is a convenience store with about 1100 stores in Hokkaido.According to SECOMA (Sapporo City), about 50 stores were closed due to power outages.However, other stores operated the cash register using an emergency power supply and continued to operate.Since the refrigerator and freezer cannot be moved, they are sold mainly for things that do not need temperature control, such as cup noodles, confectionery, and beverages.

　According to Seven & I Holdings, about 970 out of about 1,000 stores of Seven -Eleven were temporarily exposed to some stores, except for some stores.However, it is already a little short.The logistics base in Hokkaido is difficult to operate due to a power outage, and announced that it will transport goods and products based on an emergency agreement with ANA Holdings.On the night of the 6th, 1200 cup ramen cases were airloaded from Haneda Airport to Hakodate Airport.

　Lawson was closed due to a power outage of 664 stores in Hokkaido on the morning of the 6th.FamilyMart with 235 stores (as of the end of July) is also in a hurry to supply products.

　Aeon has 165 stores in Hokkaido, including Mabasuketto and Maxvalu, but opened except for four stores on the 6th.However, due to a power outage, it was not possible to do business as usual, and it was sold outside the building.There is no group food manufacturing facility in Hokkaido, and it is supplied by other companies, but has been delayed after the earthquake."In addition to air routes, we carry food to the site by chartering ferry," (public relations).

　Ito -Yokado in Hokkaido was opened outside the building at 7 of the 11 stores until 5:00 pm, and sold at room temperature.

　At department stores, temporary closure has been held on the 6th.Mitsukoshi Isetan Holdings stated that Mitsukoshi Sapporo store, Marui Imai Sapporo Main Store and the Hakodate store under the umbrella, "I would like to judge whether to resume business on the morning of the 7th" (public relations).The Tokyu Department Store Sapporo store also said, "Some of the power of the store has been restored, but the supply is still unstable.The Daimaru Sapporo store also states that it is difficult if transportation does not recover.

　Hokkaido, where agriculture and livestock industry are active, plays a major role as a “food supply base” nationwide.This function has also been affected.

　The factory in Hokkaido, a major milk business manufacturer, has stopped manufacturing due to a power outage, and has not been resumed.In the Meiji era, seven factories producing cheese, butter, milk, etc. have a power outage, stopping raw milk from raw materials.

　According to the Federation of Hokuren Agricultural Cooperative Association, raw milk collected on the 6th is being concentrated in two factories in the Yutsu Milk Industry, which is operating in private power generation.The dedicated ship, which carries raw milk from Hokkaido to Ibaraki Prefecture, has left the port on the 6th.

　However, Mr. Hiroshi Higa, Managing Director of the National Agricultural Cooperative Central Association, who bundles the JA Group, pointed out that "large -scale agricultural management rely on electric facilities, especially in large -scale agricultural management. It has a significant impact."Many producers use dairy agriculture automatically milking devices, and if they do not milk, the dairy cows will be ill.Producers with private generators are said to be an issue such as securing heavy oil.

　Vegetables are the harvest season of onions, potatoes, carrots, etc.If there is a power outage, the vegetable pickup area will not be moved, and transportation by rail will not be possible.It is said that we are considering responding, including alternative means.

　Ken Saito Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said at a ministry meeting on the 6th, saying, "A farm that is impossible to milk and the farm that has been discarded without cooling the preserved raw milk.There is a loss. "

　In addition to dairy products, food processing factories due to power outages have been suspended one after another.In Calbee, two factories, Chitose City and Obihiro City, which manufacture potato chips and jagariko, were suspended.Maruha Nichiro stopped operating all 11 factories in Hokkaido, including groups, including canned saury and frozen foods.Neither Kewpie nor the four factories in the group that made liquid eggs and potato salads could not be operated.

　In Nissin Foods, the factory of a subsidiary in Chitose City, which makes instant noodles, stopped operating.Ito Ham Yoneku Holdings also stopped operating the Ham Sausage Plant in Otaru and the meat processing factory in Sapporo.Maru Dai Foods has stopped operating at Ham Sausage factories in Iwamizawa City.

　The logistics has also been affected.Nippon Express has shut down all seven branches and sales offices that handle air cargo in Hokkaido, and has stopped collecting and delivery throughout the Hokkaido.Japan Post stops undertaking the courier service "Yu -Pack" departing from Hokkaido, "Yu -Packet" for small luggage, and Yu -Mail.Delivery of mail departing and arriving in Hokkaido is also significantly delayed.

Toyota's subsidiary also paid out operations

　A series of factories in Hokkaido, which stops operations due to earthquakes and power outages, has been increasing on industrial production.Many factories have stopped producing parts such as electrical products and automobiles, and if the operation is suspended, the supply chain (parts supply network) will be cut off, and corporate production activities may be delayed.

　Toyota Motor Hokkaido (Tomakomai City), a Toyota automotive subsidiary that makes parts of automotive transmissions and hybrid vehicles, has been suspended from the morning of the 6th.Because the power outage continues and the safety of the building cannot be confirmed.It is a base for supplying parts to Tohoku, Tokai, and Kyushu, and other domestic and overseas factories, but have decided to operate for the time being after the same night.The resumption is not standing.Factories in Aichi Prefecture and other factories also produce the same species, but prolonged operation may affect the Toyota Group as a whole.

　The main parts manufacturers of Toyota have also been affected.Aisin Hokkaido (the same), which is a subsidiary of Aisin Seiki, which handles aluminum parts for the transmission and engine, has also stopped operating, and is investigating whether there is any damage to production equipment.Denso Hokkaido (Chitose City), a DENSO subsidiary, which creates a semiconductor sensor for in -vehicle, has also stopped working on the 6th and decided not to operate for 7 days.We are checking equipment, etc., and the resumption is not standing.

　Toyota has decided to postpone all 18 domestic automotive factories, which assemble Toyota cars from Tohoku to Kyushu, on the 7th, on the 7th.To determine the effects of parts procurement.It also includes factories such as the subsidiary Daihatsu Industry, Toyota Motor East Japan, and Toyota Motor Kyushu.

　According to Toyota executives on the night of the 6th, "It seems that there is little damage to the factory (Toyota Motor Hokkaido), but it is difficult to resume operations unless the power outage is resolved and the affected employee's life does not return.It may also affect automobile production. "

　A factory in Tomakomai City, a subsidiary of Isuzu Automobile, which produces truck engine parts, and a subsidiary of Yamaha Motor in Yakumo Town, which make boats, has also stopped operating.

　Operation has been suspended at factories of electrical companies in Hokkaido.Kyocera has stopped operating the Kitami Plant (Kitami City), which produces smartphones and electronic components for Kobatori.All domestic smartphones and mobile phones are manufactured at the factory, and if the suspension of operation is prolonged, the impact on shipping will be significant.For electronic components, the factory in Shiga and Kagoshima prefectures also produces the same species, saying that "there is no immediate effect on supply" (public relations).

Fire at the factory

　Panasonic also stopped operating at two locations in Hokkaido.It is a factory in Chitose City, which makes parts for smartphones, and a factory in Obihiro City, which produces electronic components for in -vehicle in -vehicle."If the power outage is prolonged, it will affect production and sales," he said.

　Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Muroran Works (Muroran City) stopped the production line for inspection of equipment immediately after the earthquake on June 6.Some lines have been restored using private power generation equipment, but there is no full resumption of operation.The stick -shaped steel products are mainly shipped to domestic and overseas automobile parts manufacturers, but they do not know the damage of the port or road, so it is not possible to see how much the shipment will have. "(Public relations).worry.

　A fire broke out at the Mitsubishi Steel Muroran Special Steel factory, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Steel, which is adjacent to the iron station.Due to the power outage, the factory stopped, and it was unable to cool the interior of the machine that builds special steel, and a bearing lubricant was ignited due to the residual heat inside the machine.A very small fire was extinguished at around 10:30 am, and there was no human damage, but operation was suspended due to the power outage.

　It has also been affected by the thriving paper business in Hokkaido.Nippon Paper's Hokkaido Factory Yoshihika (Tomakomai City) and the factory Shiraoi office (Shirao -cho) stopped the production line immediately after the earthquake.Oji Paper also stopped operating the Tomakomai factory (Tomakomai City).Neither of them has a full resumption prospect.According to Oji Paper, the stock is about a week, but prolonged power outages may affect shipping.

Mobile phones may be lost or prolonged

　Due to the power outage caused by the earthquake, mobile phones became difficult to connect over a wide range in Hokkaido on the 6th.This is because the base station that relays communication is affected.Mobile companies respond with emergency power sources, but if the power outage is prolonged, the interruption may be prolonged in some areas.

　Many base stations have an emergency battery, but short, only a few hours.Some base stations have already lost power on the evening of the 6th.Emergency batteries often have a maximum of about 24 hours, and areas where mobile phones cannot be communicated may spread since early 7th.

　Each company is considering charging the emergency battery with a power supply vehicle or using a mobile base station.However, it is said that it is difficult to respond completely because the power outage is too large. "

　In urban areas, there are base stations with private generators, and it is likely that it may be relatively easy to communicate in the surrounding area.However, it is expected to take about a week to recover the entire road in the road, and executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications say, "There is a risk that mobile phones cannot be used, mainly in areas with a small population."

　NTT DOCOMO, KDDI (au), and SoftBank's three major mobile companies have begun to operate "disaster message boards", which exchanges messages with letters and audio when it is difficult to connect to calls.However, it is not available in situations where the mobile phone radio waves are not connected at all.

　The landline was also affected.According to NTT East Japan, the number of analog landlines in the nine towns in Hokkaido (Atsuma, Mukawa, Hitaka, Hidaka, Shinto, Shin -Hidaka, Urakawa, similar, Erimo) is a part of the analog landline., "Hikari phone" using optical lines is about 10,000 lines, and it is no longer available.The line was damaged by the earthquake, and it was generally recovered by 4:30 pm.The company has been able to use public telephones for free from the 6th, and if it is difficult to connect to the phone, if you call "171", you can leave a message to the number such as a landline or mobile phone.Started operation.

ATM does not move

　Due to the power outage, financial institutions have become unable to operate at many stores, and ATMs (automatic cash on and out of cash) have been unable to operate.

　At the Hokkaido Bank (Sapporo City), the largest in Hokkaido (Sapporo City), 47 out of 169 stores in Hokkaido were opened on the 6th, and some stores were compatible with private power.Hokkaido Bank (the same) was only 27 stores out of 140 in Hokkaido.Many ATMs outside the two lines can no longer operate due to a power outage.

　A store that managed to operate in private power generation said that it depends on how much heavy oil supply system will be in place (North Pacific Public Relations).

　At Mega Bank, Mizuho Bank had five branches in Hokkaido, Mitsubishi UFJ and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation had one branch in Sapporo, and opened in their own power.However, several ATMs in Hokkaido stopped due to a power outage.

　According to the Sapporo Branch of the Bank of Japan, financial institutions with the head office in Hokkaido have their own power generation facilities in the headquarters, and there is no concern that they will shake the financial system.It is said that the BOJ's branch is also operating with private power generation equipment, and cash supply can be performed as usual.

　The Sapporo Stock Exchange (Sapporo City) stopped buying and selling all stocks all day on the 6th.Because the system does not move due to a power outage.He decides whether it can be restarted on the morning of the 7th.According to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, there are 15 companies listed on the Sapporo Stock Exchange alone.

　Regarding the impact of the Hokkaido earthquake on the economy, Koya Miyamae of SMBC Nikko Securities said, "I am very concerned about agriculture. If logistics are delayed due to roads, etc., ordinary consumers such as soaring vegetables will be hit.It has been pointed out that the lack of electricity takes about a week to recover, and the adverse effect on economic activities cannot be ignored. Recently, disasters have continued, and there are concerns that foreign visitors to Japan are far away. "talk.