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Major retailers awaiting their spring-summer stock are planning to opt for sea-air to get their goods out of China.

The garment industry wants its new season launches into shops before Easter, in eight weeks’ time, but “some 70% to 80% of Chinese factories are still not back ...

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  • Wouter Marees

    February 13, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    Hi Alex, we still have space on the train from China to Europe which would be very efficient for retailers fulfilling their warehouses before easter! Costs are cheaper then sea-air.

  • Rail Bridge Cargo

    February 13, 2020 at 5:35 pm

    Indeed Rail connections are still running from China into Europe and still 60-70% cheaper than Air and about 45% cheaper still than Sea Air. Rail is a very good option but we need to fast as also there capacity is shrinking due to Coronavirus

  • LANGOWSKI LOGISTICS from Poland

    March 13, 2020 at 7:47 am

    No doubt that for Europe much better option than sea-air is rail service using block trains on the New Silk Road. And Poland as a gateway to European Union is the 1st choice for the fast distribution inside EU.
    We can offer both FCL and LCL – and both West and East Bound…
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