The China-Europe Freight Train transport service in Shanghai has resumed its export business on the express line, after the metropolis eased COVID-19 measures that were put in place against a new wave of coronavirus infections.
Carrying 49 containers of mechanical equipment, one train departed Shanghai for Rostov Oblast in Russia. The journey will take 15 to 17 days. As Shanghai prepares for full work resumption, the express line will increase the frequency of trains up to four runs per month seen during before the epidemic.
The current balance of Italian exports/imports demonstrates challenges for the transport industry, and makes it relevant to consider Italy’s exports as well as prospects for its modal shift.
The coronavirus outbreak exposed the fragility of global supply chains that move goods between countries. Due to the volatility of the logistic market, carriers are facing new risks and the need to promptly respond to changes in order to manage them. The global cargo transportation market is experiencing significant difficulties caused by abrupt decrease of the transport infrastructure throughput due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
