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NewsForwarder Davies Turner notes move from airfreight to rail
Railhead in ChinaFreight forwarder Davies Turner has seen an increase in the number of customers using rail as an alternative to air on China-Europe shipments.The UK-headquartered company said that rising airfreight rates caused by a Covid-19-related capacity crunch has pushed shippers to look to alternative modes of transport.As a result, ...
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NewsChina rail services takeoff during air cargo capacity crunch
Rail freight services from Xi'an - considered the starting point of the silk road - to Europe have seen an increase in volumes this year in response to lengthier air cargo supply chains.Statistics from the Xi’an Xinzhu Station of China Railway Xi’an Group show that as of May 6 the ...