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OOCL has launched a rail-sea service from China to the US east coast, which it claims is a first.

The departure of the first dedicated train carrying containers for US shippers took place from the Xian rail hub last week.

The joint-venture between the Hong Kong-headquartered carrier and its forwarding arm, OOCL Logistics, will use the Chang An block-train service from Xian to Kaliningrad, Russia, and a feeder vessel to Bremerhaven to connect with the carrier’s North Atlantic services to the US ...

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