German premium cars transport by rail to China
Containers loaded at DIT terminal in Duisburg: First ever transport by rail of finished vehicles from top German manufacturers to China
Visit by the Chinese President bears fruit / improved capacity utilization of train connections and expansion of railway system between Duisburg and China / First ever transport by rail of finished vehicles from top German manufacturers to Chongqing in China
Germany’s car industry will be taking increasing advantage of the opportunities offered by rail links from Duisburg to China in the near future. On 11 August cars produced by the top German manufacturers will be shipped for the first time. At Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) these vehicles, securely stowed in containers, are being loaded onto a train that will, starting this week, be making regular trips to Chongqing in China. Transport over land by rail is more than twice as fast as by sea and thus offers a significant competitive advantage for the sectors of industry involved.
The port of Duisburg is the starting and finishing point for several trans-continental rail links to China. Previously the capacity utilisation of trains from China to Duisburg has been higher than in the opposite direction. However, today’s first ever consignment of finished products from top German manufacturers at the DIT has made a significant contribution to expanding this rail link. There will thus now be four trains leaving Duisburg for China every week.
The trans-continental train connections were developed by Trans Eurasia Logistics (TEL), a joint venture founded in 2008 by the German DB AG and the Russian railways authority, RZD. The successful marketing and improved capacity utilisation of trains on the outward journey to China are the result of close cooperation between TEL, DIT, and duisport agency, a subsidiary of Duisburger Hafen AG.
www.trans-eurasia-logistics.com www.duisport.de/
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