News / China-Europe rail bookings surge for LTL service

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Houthi attacks against Red Sea shipping are driving freight to the rails, with Dimerco citing a 30% increase in volumes against the same period last year.

Ahead of Chinese New Year, branch manager of the multimodal operator’s Xi’an office, Andy Luo, said that inquiries for rail freight bookings had surged 40% in the preceding two months, and that for certain services this was generating a wealth of new business.

A spokesperson for the company told The ...