News / More automotive shippers board expanding K+N Asia-Europe rail services

Growing demand from automotive shippers has led Kuehne + Nagel to expand its Asia-Europe rail service into Japan and South Korea.

The move comes six months after the launch of the Asia-Europe rail connection, which a spokesperson told The Loadstar was showing “reasonable upward growth” in volumes.

“Our automotive customers in Japan and South Korea asked us to expand the service to them,” said the spokesperson.

“This is the first rail service to offer shipments from Japan, South Korea and South-east Asian countries into Europe using ...