Multimodal Transport Solution Balancing Cost and Speed for Shipments to Europe and the United States
Enabling apparel logistics that meet market launch timing while controlling transportation costs
Customer：Apparel Manufacturer
Challenge (Before)
For apparel products, meeting market launch schedules aligned with sales seasons is critical. In shipments from Bangladesh to Europe and the United States, air transport provides speed but involves significantly higher transportation costs. Ocean freight, while more cost-efficient, requires longer lead times and carries the risk of missing key market launch windows. As a result, there was a need to establish a transportation solution that could maintain appropriate lead times while keeping logistics costs under control.
Solutions
NX Solution
- A Sea + Air multimodal route was established from Bangladesh via DXB (Dubai), CMB (Colombo), and SIN (Singapore) to Europe and the United States. Cargo is first transported by ocean freight to the transshipment hub and then transferred to air freight, achieving an optimal balance between cost and speed.
- By utilizing a Through Consignment Note (TCN), documentation for the multimodal shipment is managed under a single set of documents, simplifying administrative procedures.
- NX arranges and manages both the Sea and Air segments as an integrated service, ensuring seamless transshipment at the hub and maintaining stable transportation quality.
Benefits
Benefits (Results)
Through the introduction of the Sea + Air multimodal solution, transportation costs were reduced by approximately 30% compared with air freight, while lead time was shortened by about 40% compared with ocean freight. This approach enables products to reach the market in time for the sales season while significantly reducing logistics costs. By managing both the Sea and Air segments in an integrated manner, NX also reduces the administrative workload for customers and provides a transportation framework that balances cost efficiency, speed, and operational convenience.
