Just over a year after its launch in August 2019, Maersk’s AE19 ocean-rail item from Asia to Europe ends up being a long-term regular solution reacting to enhanced consumer need.
In July 2019, initially freight left the Russian Far East on A.P. Moller– Maersk’s AE19 solution, a special mix of a short-sea as well as global rail item, which links a number of beginnings in Asia with ports in Northern Europe.
In September 2020, simply over a year later on as well as many thanks to enhanced consumer passion, the mixed ocean-rail item ends up being a long-term regular solution.
The AE19 solution matches Maersk’s routine Asia-Europe item offering based upon traditional sea solutions as well as supplies very affordable transportation times from Asia to significant ports inEurope The solution is based upon a short-sea link in between Asian beginning ports in Korea, Japan or China as well as the port of Nakhodka in the Russian Far East (run by Sealand Asia– A Maersk Company), complied with by a global rail link throughout Russia from Nakhodka toSt Petersburg, which takes 11 days. The last leg of the item is an additional short-sea link in betweenSt Petersburg as well as ports in Finland (Helsinki as well as Rauma), continental Europe, such as Gdansk (Poland), Bremerhaven (Germany), or Scandinavia, run by Sealand Europe.
“We are delighted that this unique product, designed for our customers in both Asia and Europe, formally becomes a weekly service and gets a permanent place in our product portfolio”, remarks Zsolt Katona, Managing Director, Eastern Europe atMaersk “This has been possible thanks to increased interest from our customers, who appreciate its attractive transit times and cost competitiveness.”
Benefits allowed by blockchain
Being a typical item with a Maersk expense of lading for both chilled as well as completely dry containers, AE19 is an especially appealing remedy for clients with time-sensitive freights, using them quicker transportation times contrasted to ocean-only items as well as substantial price benefit contrasted to air cargo. In enhancement, the item enables clients to stay clear of blockage on boundary crossings as well as supplies fast lane alternatives for transportation in Russia based upon the blockchain remedy. This is allowed by TradeLens, a system collectively established by IBM as well as Maersk, which supplies the AE19 consumer base with delivery information straight from the resource of each taking part entity in close to real-time, all while attaching this rail hallway straight to its recognized environment of worldwide transport company.
AE19 becomes part of Maersk’s Asia-Europe profile together with sea. In March 2020, the solution was additionally introduced in the eastbound instructions, attaching North European beginnings with a number of location ports in Asia.
Sea News, September 7
