Mar 26, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Cathay Forest Products Corp. announced that its majority-owned Russian Joint Venture, DalEuroLes L.L.C. has received a temporary railway license for its recently completed lower landing in Kharpichan, Russia. With the lower landing fully operational, logs being harvested by DalEuroLes are now being transported to the lower landing where they are being handled for shipment to China and Japan via rail and sea, as Cathay Forest Products Corp. informed Lesprom Network. "The commencement of lower landing operations marks a significant milestone in the development of Cathay as an integrated global forestry company," said Anthony Ng, Cathy Forest's President and CEO. In the first few days since receiving the temporary railway license, DalEuroLes has already shipped more than 60 railcars of round logs from the Lower Landing. Cathay has received a second order for shipment of round logs to Japan under the existing distribution agreement with Marubeni Corporation. The order for approximately 3,500 cubic meters is to be filled with logs harvested by DalEuroLes. This shipment of logs to Japan will take place within the next two weeks. In addition, Cathay and Marubeni have also agreed to ongoing bi-monthly shipments of round logs beginning in April 2009. Each shipment of approximately 4 thousand cubic meters will be harvested, sorted, and shipped from DalEuroLes property to Japan. "Cathay has demonstrated its ability to establish new sales channels by supplying and delivering high quality wood products from our forest concessions," said Anthony Ng. "We continue to realize our vision of supplying wood fiber to the underserved markets of China and Japan." Cathay Forest is a forest products company that manages approximately 1 million hectares of standing timber properties and fast-growth, high-yield poplar plantations in China and Russia.