Europe-bound Chinese rail freight is expected to become a whole lot more expensive as Beijing looks to address multiple looming economic crises [The Loadstar].
Having spent years subsidising its rail freight network, with the intent of entrenching it as a legitimate alternative to the more dominant air and ocean cargo services, China’s government is reputedly lining up a faster-than-expected subsidy reduction.
Main insights for the first half of August 2025
Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and Other Departments on the Issuance of the «Implementation Plan for Promoting the Openness and Interconnectivity of Logistic Data and Effectively Reducing the Overall Logistics Costs in Society»
