APL said it will offer a joint service between Japan and Russia with the Russian shipping company FESCO.
The Japan Russia Express (JRX) service will offer weekly service with the following rotation: Vostochny – Vladivostok – Yokohama – Shimizu – Nagoya – Kobe – Busan- Vostochny.
APL said the service will commence from Yokohama on Aug. 24.
Russian-destined cargoes from Yokohama to Vostonchny and Vladivostock will be delivered in as soon as seven and nine days, respectively. Shipments from Kobe to the two same Russian ports will arrive in just four and six days, respectively.
APL noted that from Vostonchny and Vladivostock, cargoes onboard the JRX service may be moved via the Trans-Siberian Railway to Central Russia and into the European Union.
Transhipment to other parts of the world is available via Busan, Korea, where the JRX service will make a port call.