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Record Number of China-Europe Freight Trains

Logistics Business Magazine

To help with reduced shipping capacity due to the pandemic, over the last two months, the China-Europe freight train service has experienced a record peak in services. As of 6th May, the number of China-Europe freight trains originating in Xi’an reached 1,000 this year, 78 days earlier than the same period last year.

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Financial Results Confirm Logistics Strategy

Logistics Business Magazine

The affiliated companies, for example, contributed the lion’s share of EUR 30 million to the total increase in turnover of EUR 45.46 As an example, Sander mentions the development of full load transports with the integration of permanent carriers at the Düsseldorf location, which is developing rapidly.

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Port Expands Hub for New Silk Road

Logistics Business Magazine

Mukran Port significantly expanded its transport connections on the New Silk Road in October. In addition to a direct container train between Mukran and Rotterdam, weekly short sea services to Scandinavia (Karlshamn, Sweden) and Lithuania (Klaipeda) now complement the Baltic Sea Port’s service portfolio.

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Transportation’s Tricky Balancing Act

247 Customs Broker

The modern assembly line is the best example of this. As a simple example, consider advertising as an upfront cost to setting up a distribution channel. For example, compare a 3’x 3’x3’ container with a 6’x 6’x 6’ container. These are all examples of diseconomies of scale. This division of labor can lead to efficiencies.

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Alaska: North To The Future

247 Customs Broker

True Intermodal Transportation. When the freight reaches its destination, the trailers can be lifted off the trains and delivered to local stores and businesses. Here’s how it would work: To start, the freight would travel across the mainland United States by train. “It’s true intermodal transportation.”