{"id":2685,"date":"2020-06-09T16:13:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T15:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2020-06-09T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T15:13:46","slug":"covid-19-maersk-enhances-operations-with-ae19-ocean-rail-service-from-europe-to-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/covid-19-maersk-enhances-operations-with-ae19-ocean-rail-service-from-europe-to-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Maersk enhances operations with AE19 ocean-rail service from Europe to Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Danish shipping giant, Maersk, is setting at pace its Asia-Northern Europe ocean-rail service, it previously offered on a monthly basis in west-bound direction only.<\/p>\n
Now, it said the service will now be provided fortnightly both export from Asia to Europe and return from Europe to Asia to increase the pace of goods movement.<\/p>\n
Maersk said this is expected to help many customers who are currently facing difficulties with their import\/export logistics, due to Covid-19.<\/p>\n
The Danish carrier had recently announced that its combined Ocean and Rail service, AE19, will be offered on a regular basis for both directions through close co-operation with Pantos Logistics.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong>Maersk appoints Lara Lana as first female, Nigerian country manager<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The entire journey, starting from Busan to Vostochny in a vessel, followed by Vostochny to St. Petersburg by rail, takes a mere 16 days.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this way, AE19 can offer highly competitive transit times for customers,\u201d commented Maersk.<\/p>\n Maersk said that following a successful pilot launch of the West-bound service last August, the recent launch of the bi-directional service has also been highly successful.<\/p>\n Transit times from South Korea and Japan to Northern Europe have been reduced to 23-32 days from the previously 52-57 days through intermodal transportation.<\/p>\n \u201cFrequent cancellations and congestion in ports and airports around the world due to Covid-19 have made the usual ocean and air services less attractive for customers. Evidently, AE19\u2019s volumes have increased by approximately 30% compared to pre-Covid-19, compensating for the reduced demand for our other services,\u201d Jason Park, head of Maersk Korea, stated.<\/p>\n With this development, Maersk is aiming to attract more customers with the transition to a fortnightly service.<\/p>\n \u201cAE19 gains its competitiveness by offering lower rates than air, while still ensuring a faster transit time compared to ocean for their high-value, large-volume cargoes,\u201d Maersk said.<\/p>\n The Copenhagen-based company added that because the rail service only operates within Russia, customers can also avoid border congestion that is typically associated with intercontinental transportation within the route and expect a more seamless service overall.<\/p>\n \u201cAE19 service attracts many customers by allowing them to manage transportation risk, providing cost competitiveness and connecting various origins and destinations,\u201d Key client manager, Sung Don Yang said.<\/p>\n Through close co-operation with Russian Railways and Modul LLC as Rail transport providers of AE19, Maersk is using the Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR) for its dangerous cargo transportation.<\/p>\n Maersk plans to further increase volumes by targeting customer segments dealing with high-value and\/or lead-time-sensitive cargoes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Danish shipping giant, Maersk, is setting at pace its Asia-Northern Europe ocean-rail service, it previously offered on a monthly basis in west-bound direction only. Now, it said the service will now be provided fortnightly […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,14,3,2],"tags":[473,475,68,474,446],"coauthors":[25],"yoast_head":"\n