News / Suffering Korean SMEs offered discounted intermodal transport to Europe

KITA-LX Pantos agreement signing (KITA vice-chairman Lee Kwan-sup (left) with LX Pantos CEO Choi Won-hyok (right)

South Korean logistics group LX Pantos has signed an agreement with the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) to provide discounted container transport to help local garment exporters facing difficulties getting goods to Europe due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

The exporters would use cheaper sea freight to get the goods to Russia, and then rail the goods to Europe, but sea freight is no longer viable as many liner operators have suspended sailings to the sanctioned country.

Now, non-sanctioned goods are being transported via ...