In brief
NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS says it expanded the rail-shipment tracking features in its e-NX Visibility digital forwarding service, with the new functions available from October 2025. Customers can use a container or bill of lading number to view a shipment’s history between U.S. domestic rail departure and arrival stations. The display includes train movements and cargo loading and unloading events, including activity at intermediate stations. The company says its earlier system, introduced in January 2025, showed shipments’ current locations, while the latest upgrade adds a more complete event record. The enhancement is intended to give customers more timely visibility into rail movements and support quicker responses to delays. The group says the work forms part of its efforts to apply digital technology to international transport operations and supply-chain visibility.
Key takeaways
- Enhanced U.S. rail tracking features became available through e-NX Visibility in October 2025.
- Customers can search shipment status using a container number or bill of lading number.
- The service displays rail and cargo events from departure-station loading through arrival-station unloading.
- The new event history adds detail to the current-location display introduced in January 2025.
October 28, 2025 -- NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. (President: Satoshi Horikiri) has substantially upgraded the tracing functions of its digital forwarding service "e-NX Visibility" for US domestic rail transport and has begun offering these enhancements as of October 2025. With this enhancement, customers can now directly confirm, on "e-NX Visibility," detailed, real-time rail transport status across the entire process--from loading at the departure station to unloading at the arrival station--where previously only limited information such as the cargo's current location was available.
e-NX Visibility : https://e-nx.nipponexpress.com/
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■ Progressive enhancement of e-NX Visibility's US rail transport tracing capabilities
Rail transport in the US has traditionally relied on trace data provided by shipping companies to ascertain the transport status of cargo once it has been unloaded at ports, so obtaining detailed transport history and real-time location information between the departure and arrival stations has proven challenging. The unavailability of timely information has also made it difficult to respond promptly to rail delays.
In January 2025, the NX Group introduced a system that enables real-time display of the current location of U.S. domestic rail shipments. Starting in October 2025, customers can directly view, on the "e-NX Visibility" screen, a more detailed event history for U.S. domestic rail shipments, including train departure and arrival times and cargo loading and unloading times.
■ Features offered by new functions
By using a container number or a bill of lading (B/L) number as a key to search transport status information, a shipment's entire transport history from loading at the departure station to unloading at the arrival station can be displayed chronologically in a timely manner. The system's data covers the time from the train's arrival to the completion of loading at the departure station, the arrival and departure times at intermediate stations, the time the train arrives at the unloading station, and the time until unloading is completed. This enables customers to monitor the status of their cargo on the e-NX Visibility screen in a timely and accurate fashion.
The NX Group is accelerating the digital transformation of international transport operations using information and digital technology to help customers visualize and optimize their full supply chains. This recent expansion of the Group's US domestic rail transport trace capabilities will permit greater transparency and faster decision-making in global logistics as the Group continues providing new value to its customers around the world.
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Questions around this news
What has changed in e-NX Visibility’s US rail tracking?
The service now shows a more detailed event history for US domestic rail shipments, rather than only limited details such as a shipment’s current location. Customers can view events from loading at the departure station through unloading at the arrival station, including train movements and cargo loading and unloading times. The enhanced functions became available in October 2025.
How can customers look up a shipment, and what events are shown?
Customers can search using a container number or a bill of lading number. The displayed history can include the train’s arrival and departure at the departure station, loading completion, arrivals and departures at intermediate stations, arrival at the unloading station, and completion of unloading. The release describes this information as available in a timely manner.
Why has it been difficult to track US domestic rail shipments in detail?
According to the release, rail tracking has traditionally relied on trace data from shipping companies to establish cargo status after it is unloaded at ports. That left gaps in detailed transport history and real-time location information between departure and arrival stations, making it harder to get timely information about rail delays and respond promptly.
What is a bill of lading?
A bill of lading is a transport document issued by a carrier or its agent that records receipt of goods for shipment. It commonly identifies the goods and the parties involved, and sets out information about the carriage. The document can also serve as evidence of the transport contract and, in some forms, as a document of title.
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