26.04.2023

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05.05.2022
What is the China-Europe Railway Express, and how much pressure is it under from the Ukraine crisis?

The China-Europe Railway Express, or China Railway Express (CRE), is key logistical cog in President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative. It provides an alternative to container shipping for transporting Chinese manufactured goods to Europe via Russia.

Source: South China Morning Post
Article
17.02.2023
Modal shift to cleaner transport fails to materialise
The pandemic has greatly affected rail passenger traffic in Europe, where it has decreased by half of the dockside volume, most container traffic falls on sea transport, and domestic freight transport does not tend to switch to sustainable modes of transport.