News / Direct China-Europe rail service looking attractive to air shippers in a queue

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Chaos in the air freight industry could lead to a greater reliance on rail on the Asia-Europe lane.

As images of congestion in Shanghai began to arrive and forwarders report the challenges of sending goods by air, Davies Turner said shippers should look instead to rail.

Air freight is experiencing little or no immediate booking capacity available, and there are waits of more than a week to get cargo on a flight out of Shanghai –and with prices at all-time highs, rail ...