Driven by booming demand for Chinese goods abroad that has squeezed the capacity of sea transport and pushed up air cargo rates due to the pandemic, China-Europe long distance freight trains are running at full capacity so some goods have to wait until February for shipment.
With Christmas approaching, demand for freight trains between China and Europe remains robust. However, due to strengthened pandemic control measures at the ports and adverse weather conditions, handling capacity at some land ports has been reduced, as some routes are moving slowly, according to a recent statement by China Railway.
A reported order from China Railway suggested that due to the large stockpiles of export-bound goods at border-crossing ports, the goods will be suspended from loading starting from 6 pm on Sunday to 6 pm on Wednesday.