Growing intermodal options within Asean region

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Nippon Express has conducted railfreight transport trials between Kuala Lumpur and Padang Besar in Malaysia using trains running on Malaysian rail lines. The aim is to establish cross-border railfreight forwarding services linking up points within the Asean region, the group said.

Nippon has already developed an "SS7000" overland transport service that connects Shanghai to Singapore over a distance of 7,000 km, and it offers regular consolidated trucking services.

In April 2022, the group also launched a new intermodal transport service linking up Asean and neighbouring countries via international railways running between China and Laos. (ben)

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