News / Demand for China-Europe rail services spreads to south-east Asia

China-Europe rail freight is continuing to benefit from the overstretched container shipping market, with pockets of demand now emerging in south-east Asia.

According to China’s National Development and Reform Commission, Silk Road train trips increased by 24% year-on-year in April to 1,218 ? a 33% increase in volumes to 117,000 teu.

Marco Reichel, Shanghai-based APAC business development director at Crane Worldwide Logistics, said the company was experiencing “huge demand” for rail.

“The number of trains departing China are constantly growing,” he said.

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