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By Sam Whelan
As China-Europe rail freight celebrates 50,000 trips, more freight forwarders have launched services amid improving transit times.
The network of railways carrying cargo to Europe started running from Chongqing in March 2011, according to China State Railway Group.
The trip milestone was equivalent to 4.55m teu, it said, with the value of cargo estimated at $240bn.
While tiny in comparison to ocean freight, rail volumes have grown rapidly over the past few years, last year alone accounting for 15,000 trips, a 22% year-on-year ...
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