Weiss R?hlig starts trans-Siberian service

Weiss R÷hlig starts trans-Siberian service    Weiss R'hlig, a European logistics provider, has started a new trans-Siberian container service from the Russian Far East to Russia and Central Asia.
   The service connects China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and South East Asia with more than 2,000 railway stations in the emerging markets of Russia and CIS countries.
   The railhead is located close to the ports of Vladivostok and Vostochny providing an intermodal hub for intra-Asia carriers to connect into the trans-Siberian rail network. The trans-Siberian service connects through the Moscow hub and then cargo is moved on to Russia and Central Asia.
   'Demand is increasing to provide direct services from China to Russia and Central Asia via rail, rather than shipping to Northern Europe and then connecting to the European rail network,' said Franco Ravazzolo, manager of project logistics and breakbulk.
   Transit times from Vladivostok and Vostochny to Moscow are between nine and ten days with one or two days clearance needed at port.
   Weiss R'hlig also operates its trans-China route connecting the east of China to Central Asia including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.