Chinese New Year rush and threat of tariffs leaves box ports congested
The Chinese factory rush to get goods out before the new year holiday, and the ...
By Sam Whelan
Russia is experiencing a boom in China-Europe rail freight volumes, but it is bringing congestion at key border crossings.
According to Russian Railways (RR), January-to-September volumes were up 47% year on year, to 568,700 teu, more than during the whole of last year.
Trains from China to Europe carried 379,600 teu, up 40%, but the rate of growth from Europe to China was faster, with volumes up 70% to 189,100 teu for the nine-month period.
The railway operator said the bulk of the ...
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