Six months after the launch, Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its Asia-Europe rail service into Japan and South Korea to meet demand from the auto industry.

“Our automotive customers in Japan and South Korea have asked us to expand the service to them,” the company said.

 

“This is the first rail service to offer shipments from Japan, South Korea and South-east Asian countries.”

 

The service will link more than 50 collection points in China to 20 destinations in Russia, with an estimated transit time of 24 days.

Sea freight takes about 48 days.