Davies Turner drops LCL rates on Express China train
Following the end of the Chinese New Year’s festivities and the restart of services, Davies Turner decided to reduce its rail freight service rates between China and the UK. Rate reductions will start taking place...Read moreTrain loaded with masks from Wuhan arrives in Serbia
A train loaded with masks and medical equipment from the Chinese city of Wuhan was welcomed in the terminal of Beograd, in Serbia yesterday. The train was arranged with the help of the Chinese government,...Read more
First freight train on its way from Wuhan to Europe
Train traffic between China’s Hubei province and Europe has resumed. On Saturday morning, the first freight train departed from Wuhan since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the Chinese city. Wuhan was considered as the...Read more
Rail freight Wuhan resumes after weeks of lockdown
Rail freight traffic to and from the Chinese city of Wuhan will resume this week after a suspension of more than seven weeks. The province of Hubei, of which it is the capital, was the...Read more
UK-bound intermodal restarts from Xi’an
UK logistics operator and freight forwarder Davies Turner has restarted its fixed-day, weekly direct import service from China to the UK. The rail departure terminal is Xi’an. The original departure terminal for the service, Wuhan,...Read more
Wuhan lockdown extended well into March
Wuhan and other cities in Hubei continue to be locked down until at least 10 March. This means that freight transport to and from the coronavirus-stricken province remains restricted to urgent shipments only. This was...Read more
RailFreight webinar on coronavirus impact: watch it again
Almost no running trains, a shortage of capacity on the trains that are on the schedule and a lot of uncertainty about the functionality of the supply chain at the moment. This can be summed...Read more
Webinar: the impact of the coronavirus on the New Silk Road
The outbreak of the coronavirus has led to cancellations of rail freight services all across China. The largest impact is on Wuhan, where the outbreak is most serious, but also in other provinces restrictions are...Read moreRail freight Wuhan suspended till end of February due to coronavirus
Rail freight traffic from the Chinese province of Hubei, with its capital Wuhan, has come to a standstill. Trains are not permitted to leave the province until the end of February. Rail freight traffic from...Read more
Rail freight jumps in to send relief materials for Coronavirus outbreak
Two logistics companies have decided to offer rail freight services for free to the Chinese city of Wuhan. This is meant for the transport of relief materials, needed to combat the large outbreak of the...Read moreWuhan closes train stations, combatting coronavirus
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the first coronavirus infection was detected, closes its train stations and airport for outgoing travelers. State media reported this on Wednesday. Wuhan is an important city on the New...Read more
‘China has tea, France has wine’
A bonded warehouse for the distribution of wine in the Chinese province of Hubai was opened last month. The warehouse is situated in Wuhan, an important hub on the New Silk Road. The wine comes...Read more