Nippon Express (Shanghai) launches "Kansai Special Rapid Service" using high-speed ferries from Shanghai to Osaka/Kobe

October 6, 2021

BCP-compatible solution to temporary suspension/reduction of flights from Shanghai

Nippon Express (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Toru Naono, Managing Director; hereinafter, "NE Shanghai"), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (Mitsuru Saito, President), has launched an in-house consolidated service - "Kansai Special Rapid Service" - using extremely reliable high-speed ferries from Shanghai to Osaka/Kobe, with the first available departure being Saturday, September 18.

Schedule Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Tuesday departures Doc cut-off 10:00
CFS cut-off
17:00 		Shanghai departure
12:00 		AM arrival
in Osaka
or Kobe 		Transfer to
Osaka CFS
or Kobe
CFS
Schedule Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Saturday departures Doc cut-off
10:00
CFS cut-off
17:00 		Shanghai departure
12:00 		AM arrival
in Osaka or
Kobe 		Transfer to
Osaka CFS
or Kobe
CFS

[Background to service development]
The increasingly strict biosecurity measures imposed at Shanghai Pudong Airport have resulted in a continual string of flight cancellations by airlines that make it difficult to rely on air transport, while port congestion at Shanghai Port has put container vessels considerably behind schedule. These circumstances have given rise to greater need for LCL (small-lot consolidation) products offering speed and punctuality, and Nippon Express developed the "Kansai Special Rapid Service" in-house consolidated service as a BCP-compatible solution that uses high-speed ferries to transport cargo from the Shanghai CFS to the Osaka CFS/Kobe CFS in five days.

Nippon Express will continue leveraging its integrated capabilities to develop new transport products adapted to changes in the business environment that meet the logistics needs of its customers.

[Service overview]

Name Kansai Special Rapid Service
Frequency Departures twice weekly (using the ferries Xinjianzhen and Suzhou)
Service type Consolidated cargo transport (LCL service with in-house consolidation)

[Service features]

Speed Transport from Shanghai CFS to Osaka CFS/Kobe CFS in as little as 5 days
Punctuality Service operates on a reliable schedule using high-speed ferries
High quality Safe and high-quality transport services provided seamlessly by the Nippon Express Group
  • The ferries Xinjianzhen and Suzhou alternate between Osaka and Kobe every other week, with service provided to the Osaka CFS for Osaka arrivals and the Kobe CFS for Kobe arrivals.

[Departure/arrival CFS]

Shanghai CFS Gangcheng Road Logistics Center, Nippon Express (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
1728 Gangcheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai
Osaka CFS Nanko International Logistics Center, Osaka International Transport Branch, Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Nankonaka 8-7-21(L-7), Suminoe-ku, Osaka
Kobe CFS Kobe Branch Port Island Office, Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Minatojima 4-3 (L-2), Chuo-ku, Kobe
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