Oct 05 2020

Shipping agent despatches train to China

The port of Rotterdam recently gained its first direct rail connection with China. In the night of Friday (2 October 2020) leading into Saturday, the Maersk shipping company despatched a 640 m long freight train to the provincial capital of Xi’an in China. Xi'an is the eastern terminus of China’s New Silk Road.

The train was carrying powdered baby milk, which had been produced in Ireland and transported to the port of Rotterdam by short sea shipping. Read more

Source: ITJ