- The new service is a combination of the China-Europe block train service from Xian in China to Kaliningrad, Russia, with onward feeder to Bremerhaven, and then with OOCL ocean services from Bremerhaven to various ports on the US East Coast
- It is the first of its kind to be operated by an ocean carrier, connecting China and North America by using the Asia-Europe Land Bridge and the Atlantic Ocean
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and OOCL Logistics have announced the launch of a new multimodal container service from China to the US East Coast (USEC), the new routing offering customers “a reliable and stable shipment alternative during this challenging time.”
The new service is a combination of the “Chang An” China-Europe block train service from Xian in China to Kaliningrad, Russia, with onward feeder to Bremerhaven, and then with OOCL ocean services from Bremerhaven to various ports on the US East Coast.
“It is the first of its kind to be operated by an ocean carrier, connecting China and North America by using the Asia-Europe Land Bridge and the Atlantic Ocean,” said OOCL in an August 6 statement.
“The intention is to provide reliable and timely shipment by seizing the opportunity to avoid the current high levels of traffic seen on routes to the US West Coast and through the Panama Canal.”
The land bridge, sometimes called the New Silk Road, is the rail transport route for moving freight and passengers overland between Pacific seaports in the Russian Far East and China and seaports in Europe.
OOCL said the new transport service demonstrates the synergy between the two units by leveraging on OOCL’s own fleet of equipment and competitiveness on the trans-Atlantic trade and OOCL Logistics’ end-to-end capabilities, while showcasing the group’s ability “to adapt rapidly in this unprecedented and fast-moving environment.”
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