April 09, 2021
TOKYO, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Nippon Express Co., Ltd. launched a new Dalian Express high-speed ocean cargo transport service between Osaka, Japan, and Dalian (Liaoning Province), China, on Thursday, April 1. Dalian Express is an intermodal transport service using ferry transport between Osaka Port in Japan and Busan Port in South Korea as well as between Incheon Port in South Korea and Dalian Port in China, and truck transport within South Korea between Busan Port and Incheon Port.
The trial runs first undertaken in November 2020 demonstrated that smooth connections between the two ferry routes and domestic trucking within South Korea could reduce transport time, and that adjusted ferry departure times would allow for three weekly sailings.
423abed8fd08bd0c2aca9b4a4a73dcc8 KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama): The East Asia Region section of Nippon Express Co Ltd has launched a new cross-border rail freight service from Suzhou, China, to Hanoi, Vietnam using international rail lines connecting both countries.
The service departs Suzhou West Railway Station, located amidst the industrial clusters of eastern China, and travels via Nanning South Railway Station to Yen Vien Railway Station (Hanoi).
According to a statement, the use of rail transport makes possible reliable lead times (eight to 10 days) and this eco-friendly transport service also provides customers with a useful BCP option when faced with ship and truck congestion.
The service utilizes Suzhou West Station, located amidst the industrial clusters of eastern China.
Space can be secured flexibly and in large volume by concluding block space agreements with railway operators in Suzhou.
Scheduled service will be provided once per week (departing each Sunday) from Suzhou to Malaszewicze, Poland, and to Hamburg and Duisburg in Germany.
Background to service development
In November 2015, NE China began development of a cross-border rail freight service between China and Europe to offer a third transport mode between air and ocean transport, departing from Xi an Station and other major stations in China.
Transport between China and Europe is now suffering from shortages of vessel space that have sharply boosted demand for international rail transport and in turn created shortages of space on Europe-bound trains operating from major stations in China. The new service was developed to meet growing customer needs for rail transport between China an
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