Cargo handling volume at the Dostyk TransTerminal has increased to 129,000 TEU
Cargo handling volume at the Dostyk TransTerminal has increased to 129,000 TEU
In the first half of 2022, 307,200 TEUs were transported along the China — Europe — China Eurasian railway route, which is 8.7% less than in the same period in 2021.
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the «Belt and Road Initiative» (BRI), aiming at building a new platform for international cooperation and creating new momentum for shared development. Since then, the BRI has opened a path for high quality development and common prosperity for countries along the route, becoming a real global platform serving more than half of the world’s population.
Continental routes for the delivery of goods from China to Europe and back over the past decade have come a long way, from test train shipments to the creation of stable, full-fledged railway container transportation routes.
What competitive advantages and features do road transport have and will they be able to form a worthy alternative to rail transport?
Interview with the co-founder and CEO of the Chinese logistics company Neptune Logistics Group Bonnie Zhu for the ERAI portal.