News / Nippon Express launches multimodal service going via China-Laos Railway

Nippon Express container at the China-Thailand pilot stage. Credit Nippon Express.

Japanese logistics group Nippon Express has launched a multimodal China-ASEAN service, tapping into the China-Laos Railway which opened in December.

The service involves railing containers from Kunming, China, to Vientiane in Laos and then trucking the boxes to Thailand and other ASEAN countries, a move that will reduce carbon emissions.

Previously, the company offered only a trucking option for customers who needed to get their goods from Kunming to Laos and Thailand.

A Nippon Express’ spokesperson told The Loadstar: “This combined transport service ...