News / Surging China-Europe railfreight could hit the buffers if Red Sea crisis ends

After two years of decline, China-EU railfreight volumes are back on track, westbound flows last year soaring 130% year on year, helped in part by the Red Sea crisis.

Volumes from China to Europe passed 330,700 teu, with 49,730 teu heading the other way, and while that represented the lowest score since 2017 – and a drop of 26.7% year on year – the combined China-Europe volumes were up 80.2% on 2023, according to the European Rail ...