NX Logistics China Launches Service connecting Zhuhai and Hong Kong by Truck

Nippon Express Logistics (China) Co., Ltd. ("NX Logistics China") began offering a cross-border transport service connecting Zhuhai and Hong Kong by truck via the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge ("HZMB”) on September 1 in the face of various logistics-related restrictions imposed by China in response to the spread of COVID-19 infections.

Background of service development

Due to the spread of COVID-19 infections, severe traffic restrictions are still in place between Shenzhen and Hong Kong in southern China, and transport delays have become the norm for cross-border overland transport, significantly impacting not only domestic logistics within China but also international supply chains that rely on Hong Kong as an import/export hub.

NX Logistics China has developed a new overland transport route from Zhuhai in South China to Hong Kong via the HZMB as a BCP solution to maintain stable supply chains for its customers and has begun offering a cross-border transport service using this route. Customers can thus enjoy greater convenience by availing themselves of the company’s cross-border transport services within Guangdong Province’s Zhuhai Delta from both Shenzhen gate in the east and Zhuhai gate in the west.

Service details

Cargo from South China and other parts of the country is consolidated and sorted at a Nippon Express warehouse in Zhuhai, transshipped to double-licensed trucks at a cross-docking facility in Zhuhai, and then transported via the HZMB to Hong Kong International Airport or designated delivery destinations.

Service features

• Lead time: (e.g., from freight pickup within Guangdong Province to Hong Kong) approximately two days
• Service frequency: every day (once daily)
• Consolidated transport for small-lot shipments is also available in addition to charter transport
• Shipments can be coordinated with Hong Kong-based import/export arrangements
• Avoiding areas beset with delays makes it possible to maintain a reliable operating schedule

The Nippon Express Group will continue supporting its customers’ business continuity by developing alternative routes and utilizing alternatve transport modes to provide BCP solutions that meet customer requests.