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Comment on this article
Paul Nicholson
October 25, 2018 at 6:36 amAn interesting read , at least on a vessel or aircraft there is some sort of “containment” , but with the rail- Silk Road rail movements , how many countries do the containers pass through on rail ? and how many potential “pick up & drop off “ for bugs?
James Hookham
October 25, 2018 at 5:01 pmGreat point, Paul. Thanks for the comment. Agree Silk Road opens a whole new frontier! Contamination left inside the container (and truck) is as big a concern so we need container packers and hauliers to ‘Think Bug’ and take responsibility.