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Product overview

Wherever your cargo is heading, you can rely on our tailored rail solutions and our connections with major rail operators to make sure your goods arrive on time, in time, every time. Our team of experts handles all aspects of the documentation ensuring flawless execution both ends and monitoring the shipments via GPS tracker enroute.

The intercontinental rail portfolio consists of 3 main products being Block Train, Single Container FCL and LCL between China and Europe, and CIS both directions.

Block Train

The block train product (full train dedicated to one customer) is a tailor-made solution, reviewing the optimal and preferred routes from China to Europe and vice versa. The min. requirement is 41 containers and max. 50 containers per train.

Your key benefits are:

  • Reliability and flexibility
  • Fixed transit time
  • Takes customers' preferred route
  • Single rail container FCL

    The single rail container moves products door to door. Depending on origin, we have several weekly departures and options available from China to Europe and vice versa.


    Your key benefits are:

  • Several weekly departures
  • Door-to-door solution
  • Cross-border trucking from South East Asia to Europe available
  • Rail LCL

    The rail LCL product from China to Europe including door-to-door solutions using Poland as hub for final leg distribution to EU countries.



    Your key benefits are:

  • EXW & FOB services
  • Door delivery to majority of EU countries
  • Key benefits of intercontinental rail solutions

    Addressing the challenges of online shopping, changing buying behaviors and shorter product lifestyle, Intercontinental Rail offers a competitive end-to-end solution combining reliability, sustainability and speed to market.

    Cost of bringing goods to market

    The significant lower costs than airfreight combined with faster lead times reduce the working capital, save interest and reduce the inventories.

    Sustainable and ecofriendly solution

    Railway environment friendly transport mode reducing the Co2 emission significant versus airfreight.

    Change in end-customer buying behavior

    Complimentary to Ocean product including usage of LOGISTICS CORP PTY LTD containers given full flexibility to the customers and connecting with our strong intermodal network.

    The need for speed and time to market

    Service takes 16-18 days from China's major rail gateways to Europe reducing the transit time by 10-15 days with multiple departures a week.



    Timeliness and reliability

    Rail has excellent reliability arriving in-time, on time and no rolling policy.

    Case studies and logistic examples

    China to Europe timeline estimations

    We monitor the shipment continuously from end to end. In LOGISTICS CORP PTY LTD we monitor via GPS trackers along the whole route (both for FCL and LCL).

    Real time alerts based on combination of business rules.

    GPS and multi-sensor tracking able to provide:

    Standard version

    • Location
    • Temperature and Humidity
    • Shock
    • Light exposure
    • Pressure

    Light version

    • Location
    • Temperature
    • Light exposure

    Comparison with Ocean and Air freight - example of a shoebox

    This shoe box example is a good illustration of the different modes of transport and especially the lower costs and emission when compared with Air. This allows the customer with flexibility to choose the transport mode that fits their needs.

    Transit time

    Ocean

    34
    Days

    Air Flight

    5
    Days

    Rail

    23
    Days

    Cost ($)


    0.37
    Per box

    4.04
    Per box

    1.11
    Per box

    CO2


    1336
    KG

    54128
    KG

    1639
    KG

    Commodity restrictions on rail transportation

    Prohibited items


    Battery

    Meat

    Firework

    Liquid milk



    To be checked items


    Machinery

    Chemical Cargo

    Liquor

    Make up



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