Press Release

Nippon Express USA holds opening ceremony for Panama Branch

Nippon Express USA, Inc. (Toshiro Uchida, President and C.E.O.), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (Mitsuru Saito, President), held a ceremony to mark the opening of its Panama Branch in Panama City, Panama on Tuesday, July 24.

Attending the opening ceremony were the current ambassador from Japan to Panama, Ambassador H.E. Yoshihisa Endo, Jorge Luis Quijano, Chief Executive Officer, Panama Canal Authority, and other Panamanian government officials as well as representatives from Panamanian logistics-related organizations, Japanese companies operating in Panama, and client and partner companies. Joining the 60 or so participants were Mr. Yutaka Ito, Nippon Express Co. Executive Vice President and Mr. Toshiro Uchida, Managing Executive Officer and Regional General Manager, The Americas.

The Panama Branch, which opened on Monday, July 2, 2018 will provide (resident/non-resident) bonded warehousing services for cargo bound for Latin America, import/export forwarding, warehousing services, and international removals operations as the only Japanese forwarder in Panama.

At the opening ceremony, Nippon Express Executive Vice President Ito expressed his thanks to all the guests in attendance and stressed that "through the logistics services our company provides, we will endeavor to contribute to the development of the Panamanian economy and of our corporate clients operating in Panama."

Nippon Express continues to meet a variety of transportation and logistics needs around the world, thereby contributing to continuing social and economic development throughout the region.

Profile of new branch

Name Nippon Express USA, Inc. Panama Branch
Address Parque Industrial Sur, Flex 3, Oficina 12, Panama City, Republic of Panama