News / Nippon Express uses barges to overcome China's trucking limitations

Nippon Express barge transport .Credit Nippon Express

Japanese logistics group Nippon Express is turning to coastal barging in south China, particularly the Greater Bay Area, which generates substantial cargo volumes, to overcome trucking shortages.

While Shanghai emerged from a two-month Covid-19 lockdown early this month, parts of the port city have had movement restrictions re-imposed after new outbreaks.

Nippon Express has developed barge routes covering the Greater Bay Area by detouring by land to the east (Huizhou Port) and west (Zhuhai Port) to connect the South China area (Shenzhen, ...