NIPPON EXPRESS LAUNCHES EUROPE-JAPAN INTERMODAL TRANSPORT SERVICE VIA TAICANG IN CHINA

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 -- Nippon Express Co Ltd has launched ‘NEX Ocean-Solution China Land Bridge EJ (Europe-Japan)’ intermodal (‘rail & sea’) service from Europe to Japan via Taicang, China, that uses cross-border rail transport between Europe and China.

The intermodal service, launched on Feb 19, combines rail transport from Europe (Hamburg and Duisburg in Germany as well as Malaszewicze in Poland) to China (Xian) with marine transport from the Port of Taicang to major ports in Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe).

The lead time from various railway terminals in Europe to these major Japanese ports is from 26 to 28 days, according to a statement.

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The lead time is substantially shorter than that for ‘all-water’ marine transport and shorter by about one week, and transport costs about 40 per cent lower than for conventional rail & sea intermodal transport service from Europe via Dalian, China.

The service also features scheduled trains departing European rail stations bound for Xian Station twice-weekly (Wednesdays and Fridays), making it possible to link up flexibly with marine transport.

In November 2015, Nippon Express began offering cross-border rail transport service between China and Europe as a ‘third transport mode’ between air and marine transport and established this as a viable transport means.

The significant interest shown by customers in this ‘third transport mode’ has prompted Nippon Express to consider developing services for other routes, and the latest addition to its service lineup offers customers shorter lead times, lower costs and greater convenience.

More details at http://www.nipponexpress.com.

-- BERNAMA