Panalpina has launched launches two new direct LCL services from Asia to Poland, reported Tensid.

    The two new guaranteed weekly services have been launched to meet increased customer demands, especially in the automotive, high-tech and telecom sectors.

    Panalpina's customers can expect their LCL shipments to arrive in Wroclaw from Keelung or Busan within 32 or 38 days respectively, with time savings of two days as transhipment of cargo is avoided at the LCL hub in Hamburg. Compared to previous routings, CO2 emissions are reduced by 6.9 percent between Keelung and Wroclaw and by 6.4 percent between Busan and Wroclaw.

    Wroclaw's geographical position and its developed road infrastructure make Poland's fourth biggest city a strategic location for optimal access to Lower and Upper Silesia, which are the most advanced industrial regions in Poland.

    The new services are part of Panalpina's long-term strategy to grow business on key Asia trade lanes.

    Carsten Meyer, global head of ocean freight LCL, said: "With these two new services to Wroclaw we are enhancing our existing product portfolio for the Polish market remarkably. The new services also strengthen our position as one of the leading LCL service providers on the Asia to Europe trade." Panalpina has already been offering direct LCL services to Poland from Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Ningbo.

(source:http://www.cargonewsasia.com/category.aspx?id=7)