News / Rail may be faster than Cape sailings, but is there enough capacity?

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Shippers are increasingly looking for alternative transport modes to avoid cargo being delayed by ships rerouting to avoid attacks in the Red Sea.

Multiple forwarders told The Loadstar this week they had received a rash of enquiries for bringing goods from China into Europe by rail through Russia.

One forwarder said: “We’ve had quite a few enquiries about rail, although the insurance underwriters have advised us against this, saying ‘do it and you won’t be covered’.”