News / DHL GF opens new 'competence centres' as China-Europe rail traffic grows

DHL Global Forwarding has opened three new freight centres – in Le Havre, Felixstowe and Genoa – in response to increased demand for Asia-Europe container rail services.

In addition, it claimed it had introduced the “fastest rail service between China and Germany” with a new route between Xi’an in China and Hamburg and Neuss in Germany, in cooperation with Xi’an International Inland Port Investment & Development Group, cutting transit time from 17 days to 10-12.

“We’ve seen a substantial increase in rail ...