On 15 November 2025, CJ Logistics celebrated its ninety-fifth anniversary. For nearly a century, CJ Logistics has continued to innovate despite rapid changes in the industry and has laid the foundation for Korea’s logistics sector. Its long-standing experience and technological capabilities have become the driving force behind its global expansion.
Today, CJ Logistics is more than a logistics company. It has evolved into a smart logistics leader powered by AI, big data, and robotic automation. From fulfillment centers where robots operate to AI-driven route prediction and eco-friendly transport systems supported by electric and hydrogen vehicles, CJ Logistics is pioneering the future of logistics through innovative technologies.
From Korea’s Logistics Roots to a Global SCM Solutions Leader
The Passion and Challenges that Shaped the History of CJ Logistics The history of CJ Logistics began in 1930 with Chosun Rice Warehouse. At the time, the company focused on grain storage, stevedoring, and transport, laying the groundwork for Korea’s logistics industry. During the 1950s to 1970s, CJ Logistics played a central role in establishing Korea’s supply chain through the expansion of rail transport and port stevedoring and storage businesses. Its experience connecting major ports and inland networks during the industrialization era remains a defining milestone often referred to as the beginning of modern logistics in Korea.
In the 1980s and 1990s, CJ Logistics transformed into a logistics solutions provider and emerged as a key player leading the domestic logistics market. After joining the CJ Group in 2011 and merging with CJ GLS in 2013, the present-day CJ Logistics was born. This pivotal moment enabled the company to build an integrated logistics system across land, sea, and air, firmly establishing CJ Logistics as Korea’s representative logistics enterprise.
Leading Global Logistics! The Evolution of CJ Logistics into a Global Industry Leader CJ Logistics has rapidly expanded its global business foundation and strengthened its presence in international markets. By acquiring local logistics companies in China, Vietnam, India, and the United States, CJ Logistics has enhanced logistics capabilities in key strategic regions. Today, the company operates four hundred sixty-two sites across forty-six countries and has grown into a global SCM solutions enterprise.
In the United States, CJ Logistics is accelerating the expansion of high-value cold chain logistics, while in India it is securing competitiveness in the domestic market through multimodal transport that integrates road and rail networks. The Saudi Arabia GDC, which opened this year, is further strengthening the company’s footprint in the Middle East as a hub for regional e-commerce logistics. CJ Logistics is also reinforcing local delivery networks in major strategic markets such as North America, Asia, and the Middle East through partnerships with regional logistics companies, thereby strengthening its global competitiveness in cross-border e-commerce.
We are innovators in logistics CJ Logistics’ most significant transformation has been redefining logistics as a technology industry. Following the announcement of its TES strategy, which represents Technology, Engineering, System and Solution, CJ Logistics has evolved into a data and technology-driven logistics company and rapidly applied advanced technologies across field operations. These include automated fulfillment centers, AI-powered sorting systems, robotic picking, and digital SCM solutions.
Innovation at CJ Logistics extends beyond technological advancement. After successfully shifting the logistics paradigm, CJ Logistics launched O-NE, an integrated delivery solution for customers who expect delivery anytime and anywhere, in 2023. As the first logistics provider to introduce a dedicated delivery brand, CJ Logistics offers differentiated services supported by its nationwide infrastructure, extensive delivery network, AI and big data automation, and ninety-five years of experience building Korea’s logistics backbone. The Daily O-NE service, introduced in January of this year, enables next-day delivery as well as delivery on Sundays and national holidays. This has established a new delivery standard and allows CJ Logistics to offer faster and more convenient logistics experiences to its customers.
The digital transportation platform THE UNBAN analyzes transport information such as cargo type, operating routes, distance, and vehicle tonnage, along with external data including weather conditions, fuel prices, and seasonal factors, to calculate optimal real-time freight rates. With AI-powered algorithms that identify the best rate instantly and match shippers with carriers efficiently, THE UNBAN reduces transportation costs by an average of ten percent and improves dispatch success rates to more than ninety-two percent.
To respond to the rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape, CJ Logistics has introduced THE FULFILL, a customer-focused fulfillment service brand built on advanced logistics technologies. This brand extends beyond simple logistics operations and now encompasses every process required to deliver the logistics experience customers want. The rise of e-commerce and the adoption of advanced technologies such as AI and robotics form the foundation of this transformation. THE FULFILL is designed as a customer-centric solution that supports the business growth of both corporate and individual clients. With top-tier expertise and a full-lineup service structure, it fulfills diverse customer needs and embodies a commitment to solving every logistics challenge.
CJ Logistics is also taking its AI-based logistics innovation to the next level. In collaboration with Robotis, the company has introduced humanoid robots into fulfillment centers. These robots perform repetitive tasks such as replenishing protective packaging materials, while the company verifies improvements in operational efficiency and safety. CJ Logistics is meticulously collecting and analyzing data generated across the logistics process and driving innovation through predictive operations, advanced automation, and real-time decision-making systems. This proof-of-concept project, the first of its kind in the industry, will help CJ Logistics lead the development of a new logistics technology ecosystem centered on humanoids and AI.
Ninety-five years together, one hundred years ahead
Over the past ninety-five years, what CJ Logistics has built goes beyond infrastructure and technology. It is also a commitment to responsibility toward society. Through eco-friendly logistics such as reducing carbon emissions with electric delivery vehicles, minimizing resource waste with sustainable packaging, and improving operational efficiency through AI, CJ Logistics is fulfilling its role in shaping a sustainable future. Approaching its one hundredth anniversary, CJ Logistics will continue its challenge to become a global top ten logistics company and remain a logistics partner that connects everyday life by creating convenience and success together with customers.
