RZD Logistics is going to offer shippers in Russia and Viet Nam a rail container service between the two countries.
A presentation of the new project was held in Hanoi during the Expo-Russia Vietnam 2017 industrial exhibition.
The new service from Hanoi to Vorsino in Russia’s Kaluga region and back is planned to be routed via the territory of China via the Manzhouli-Zabaikalsk border crossing.
RZD Logistics already operates a container train between Vorsino and Chengdu in China. The new service will be a separate project, a spokesperson for the company told SeaNews.
The transit time between Hanoi and Moscow is expected to make some 18 days.
Currently, details of the new service are being finalized before a test run is scheduled.