Trade Lane
Korea → Russia → Kazakhstan
Customer Success / Chemicals
CENTRAL ASIA DG MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT
Results
- 20 Days
- Reduced transit time from Busan to Kazakhstan
- Faster Option to TSR Rail
- Reduced lead times for inland Central Asia deliveries
- Lower Logistics Costs
- Storage costs eliminated through SOC utilisation
Our Capabilities Used
- Multimodal logistics network (Sea + Truck)
- Hazardous cargo expertise (IMO / DG compliant)
- End-to-end shipment visibility and tracking
Customer Challenge
A chemical exporter shipping Class 3 dangerous goods (DG), including paints and coatings, to landlocked Central Asian markets faced complex logistics requirements. The hazardous nature of the cargo, combined with inland delivery constraints, required strict regulatory compliance and a reliable multimodal transport solution.
Key challenges included:
- Compliance with international DG regulations for hazardous cargo
- Limited and complex access to inland destinations in Central Asia
- Long transit times via traditional TSR rail routes
- Requirement for specialised DG storage and transport capabilities
- Need for end-to-end cargo visibility and tracking
Solution
DP World designed and executed an integrated multimodal logistics solution leveraging its global network and DG expertise:
- Provision of shipper-owned container (SOC) equipment for hazardous cargo
- Rapid CFS devanning and seamless truck connections at Vladivostok
- Dedicated inland transport coordination via DP World’s local operations team
- Sea + truck multimodal routing to Kazakhstan inland destinations
- End-to-end cargo tracking with real-time shipment visibility
- Advisory support on customs clearance and regional trade requirements
- Central Asia inland coverage: End-to-end