JSC RZD Logistics, in partnership with a Vietnamese operator Ratraco, has completed a test railway shipment from Russia to Vietnam that marks the launch of international transport corridor Vietnam-Russia-Vietnam.

The shipment departed from Freight Village Vorsino (Kaluga region) as a part of a container train and arrived in Hanoi on January 23. The overall time of the cargo railway shipment was 20 days, compared with more than twice that time for sea shipment.

“We have made the whole way from the idea to its implementation in a short time thanks to the efforts of our high-class specialists, who invested lots of their time and effort into this project even during New Year holidays,” said Viacheslav Valentik, the company’s CEO. “We are happy to make our contribution to the development of trade relations between Russia and Vietnam.”