On 18 March, the ad hoc working group met to discuss the results of the demonstration shipment delivered from Japan to Moscow for Panasonic.

The goods (Panasonic household appliances) left the Japanese port of Kobe on 25 February and arrived at the Kuntsevo-2 Station in Moscow on 16 March. Thus, the total delivery time was 20 days.

As TransContainer's General Director Peter Baskakov noted after the meeting, the run was deemed highly successful. "We demonstrated to Panasonic the capabilities of JSC TransContainer's comprehensives services for transporting goods from Japan to European Russia with transshipment at the Korean port of Pusan and with the use of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The goods were delivered in the shortest possible time; in particular, the rail transportation took only 10 days. Special thanks go to the customs authorities who worked as fast as possible," he said.

According to Peter Baskakov, it is too early to talk about signing a contract, but TransContainer is ready to begin shipments on this route at any time. "We can provide Panasonic with any transportation and forwarding services in any amount, as this run has shown very clearly," he stressed.

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