28.05.2020
Artikel Nummer: 32140
Eurasian container transport on the upswing
In April 2020, UTLC ERA handled a total of 41,200 teu in container traffic on the China – Europe – China rail link, double the amount of the cargo carried in April 2019 and an absolute record for a month's traffic volumes on its container transit services through Eurasia, the operator said.
Over the first four months of 2020, 108,700 teu were shipped on UTLC ERA services - 33,000 teu from Europe to China and 75,700 teu in the opposite direction.
The company holds an 80% share of the 1,520-gauge rail trade market between China and Europe. Therefore, growth rates are not only dependent on its own efforts but also on developments along the "one belt, one road" rail network in general. (ben)