On September 28th, the first «Shanghai» train, carrying 50 containers full of clothing, shoes, hats, glassware, auto parts, precision instruments and other goods, left Shanghai all the way to the west, through the Xinjiang Alashankou Port, bound for Hamburg.
The analysis of global trends in the development of the principal logistics directions and routes for delivery of сargoes between continents and countries shows that over the past ten years, the first-level carriers and operators have intensified the struggle for transit container cargo flows, and a number of countries are taking important, forward-looking steps to increase the attractiveness of container shipping.
Belarus is restructuring its foreign trade logistics, looking to new markets, intensifying cooperation with countries that are already importing Belarusian products. Belarus is looking for new transport routes through Central Asian countries, particularly Uzbekistan.