News / Nippon Express launches alternative China-Europe intermodal services

Aktau port Credit Asian Development Bank.

In response to the lockdown in Shanghai, Japanese logistics group Nippon Express has launched new intermodal services combining rail and maritime transport, connecting China and Europe.

One service, via the Caspian Sea, involves railing cargo from locations in China to the Kazakh port of Aktau. From there, the cargo will be shipped across the Caspian Sea to Baku, Azerbaijan, where the goods are railed to Istanbul. The final leg will see the cargo railed or trucked to European destinations, with the ...