'Strong uptake' after Turkon Line launches Turkey-Red Sea-India service
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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’.”
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Andrew Gillespie
January 06, 2024 at 9:29 pmRail is a drop in a large bucket of TEU flowing from China to Europe. And, that doesn’t even touch any other parts of ASIA to Europe.