Panalpina launches 26 LCL ocean freight services in Asia
Panalpina’s new ocean freight LCL services in Asia offer cost saving alternatives to air freight
Panalpina has launched 26 new direct Less than Container Load (LCL) services in Asia. The services expand the company’s vast global LCL network. Each service is based on scheduled weekly sailings, with many sailing two or even three times a week. All are designed to give customers a consistent and reliable service that supports their supply chain planning.
Panalpina continues to develop its global LCL network to meet growing demand for cost saving alternatives to air freight. The company’s strategic LCL hubs in Singapore and Busan, South Korea play a major role in their most recent expansion. The new routes increase the total number of services at each port to 125 and 75, respectively.
“These new services are part of an on-going effort to constantly upgrade and develop our LCL network,” says Clas Thorell, Panalpina’s global head of Ocean Freight LCL. “Our strategically placed hubs combined with our vast service network increases access to both growing and traditional markets, enabling our customers to capitalise on the existing potential, especially in Asia Pacific.”
The main aim of Panalpina’s new services is to give customers more flexibility and supply chain planning control, particularly on key strategic point pairs. The company now offers three sailings per week on multiple point pairs, including from Hong Kong to Singapore, Shanghai to Busan and Singapore to Hamburg.
The LCL shipments that move through Panalpina’s Singapore and Busan hubs are predominantly from the high-tech, consumer and retail, fashion and automotive industries. The well-established hubs are located within the free trade zones of each port, minimising transit time between container freight stations and vessel. They handle consolidation and transshipment of cargo.
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