TransContainer, Far East Land Bridge (FELB) and RZD Logistics have successfully introduced a new transit container service from China to Hungary across the territory of Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine and Slovakia.
The first freight train, which consisted of 41 40-foot containers with clothes, electronics and various equipment, departed from Changsha (Hunan province) on 27 May and arrived in Budapest (Hungary) on 15 June. Customs clearance of goods, phyto-measures, as well as cargo transshipment to a narrow gauge were fulfilled at TransContainer terminal in Dobra (Slovakia). The overall transit time across the territory of countries with track gauge of 1520 mm was 13 days.
FELB operated the service, RZD Logistics forwarded the freight across Russia and TransContainer provided the rolling stock, equipment and terminal service for cargo processing. ZSSK Cargo – the subsidiary company of Železnice Slovenskej republiky – became the project’s partner.
“We believe that clients who need to deliver cargo to Central and South Europe will be especially interested in this service. The successful experience of transportation across this route allowed to reduce the transit time by several days, whereas due to our own capacities in Dobra customs processing and transshipment to European track gauge are fulfilled in much shorter time”, Sales and Business Development Director of PJSC TransContainer Alexander Podylov, said.
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