ONE teams with LX Pantos for US intermodal services

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Ocean Network Express aims to strengthen its end-to-end intermodal transportation services through a joint venture with LX Pantos, a global logistics provider based in South Korea, according to a Feb. 4 press release. 

The venture, known as Boxlinks, is now in full effect and will leverage each parties’ partnerships with major rail carriers and trucking companies. Boxlinks has also secured direct agreements with rail operators such as Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and BNSF, a ONE spokesperson told Supply Chain Dive.

A key aspect of the services offered by Boxlinks is its ability to leverage empty containers for intermodal operations.

Although the U.S. is heavily reliant on imports of containerized cargo shipped through m…