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Recent investments must become future reforms if cargo is to be moved efficiently overland from Asia to Europe
Every now and then, those in the business of moving goods from China to Europe are given cause for excitement when new developments in landbridge links emerge, promising large cuts in transit times and costs.
The big development last year was the signing of an agreement by the German, Chinese and Russian state railways to make scheduled and reliable rail freight services between major Chinese and European commercial cities a reality. More recently, the issue emerged again with China’s ...
The big development last year was the signing of an agreement by the German, Chinese and Russian state railways to make scheduled and reliable rail freight services between major Chinese and European commercial cities a reality. More recently, the issue emerged again with China’s ...
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