News / Nippon Express high-speed ferries will cut through Shanghai cargo bottlenecks

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To circumvent the disruption in container shipping and air cargo flights from Shanghai, Japanese 3PL Nippon Express will use high-speed ferries to transport goods to Osaka and Kobe.

Targeting customers with less-than-container-load (LCL) cargo, the twice-weekly Kansai Special Rapid Service begins on Saturday using Japan-China International Ferry’s two ro-ro vessels, Su Zhou Hao and Xin Jian Zhen, which can each carry around 200 teu. The second sailing will be on Tuesday.

Japan-China International Ferry is part of the China state-controlled Cosco Group ...