News / Maersk to double frequency of sea-rail AE19 service for capacity-hit shippers

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Maersk is to double the frequency of its AE19 rail-sea service between South Korea and Northern Europe, as shippers and forwarders on the trade continue to struggle to secure ocean and air freight capacity.

The service, operated in cooperation with South Korean freight forwarder Pantos Logistics, will move from monthly to fortnightly and will now include a backhaul leg – so far it has only run westbound.

“Frequent cancellations and congestion in ports and airports around the world due to Covid-19 have ...