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Empty containers

Container type of freight transportation is a common type of multimodal transportation, the disadvantage of which is the inability to fully reload on the way back — the problem of empty containers.

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News
24.05.2021
Blank sailings point to ocean space shortages well into the summer
Source: Lloyd's Loading List
Empty containers Sea transportation
News
25.05.2021
Box prices surge in Europe as carriers favour loading empties
Source: Lloyd's Loading List
Empty containers Container shipping EU
News
28.12.2020
New Silk Road in 2020: Covid-19, increased traffic and empty containers
Source: Railfreight
Empty containers Transport logistics Container shipping Belt and Road Initiative
News
11.11.2020
Container shortage crisis spreads to intra-Asia trades, driving prices higher
Source: The Loadstar
Empty containers Container shipping
News
13.11.2020
Spot rates still climbing, but lack of empty boxes the prime worry for forwarders
Source: The Loadstar
Empty containers Container shipping
News
07.08.2020
Rail Container Transportation in Eurasia in the First Half of 2020
Empty containers Container shipping Transit traffic Advantages of railway transport Transport corridors
Report
14.08.2020
Report
14.08.2020
Rail Container Transportation in Eurasia in the First Half of 2020

In the first five months of 2020, the total value of mutual trade between the EU and China carried out by railway transport, increased by 21.22% year-on-year (47.42% more in May than in January 2020) . This development allowed rail transport to increase its share in the total trade volume from 2.83% in January-May 2019 to 3.47% in January-May 2020.

ERAI
Empty containers Container shipping Transit traffic Advantages of railway transport Transport corridors
News
17.04.2020
Rail operator UTLC ERA slashes rates for carrying empty containers back to China
Source: The Loadstar
Empty containers Container shipping JSC UTLC ERA China
Report
21.02.2020
Report
21.02.2020
Rail transport in Eurasia in 2019
The fast-growing and competitive sector of rail container transportation in the China -Europe — China traffic meets the main challenges of the logistics market.
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Empty containers Rail transportation Advantages of railway transport New routes Subsidizing