PRESS ROOM

Having offered various rail freight services between China and Europe since 2014, The U-Freight Group notes that statistics released by the China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) show that over the past decade a staggering 77,000 China-Europe freight trains have been in operation.

The figures were released by the NDRC at the China-Europe Freight Train International Cooperation Forum held in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, last week, according to the China Daily.

The China Daily reported that over the decade, the trains have  transported 7.31 million teu of goods, with a total estimated value exceeding USD340 billion. This extensive transportation network connects 217 cities in 25 European countries, solidifying its role as a vital bridge for international economic and trade co-operation.

U-Freight started our regular service in 2014, consolidating cargo in Xi’an and Wuhan and using the regular services that operate from those railheads to and from railheads in Poland, Germany, and Belgium. We now handle significant consol shipments from China to Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands in particular, as well as smaller volumes to other European countries, handled by our network of long standing agents once the shipments arrive at the three rail freight hubs in Europe.

For FCL shipments our large Chinese presence enables us to arrange container pickup from across the country and select a service from the rail freight gateway that is nearest to our customers.

Our overland rail freight service is clearly demonstrating that it offers a competitive alternative to air freight in regards to price, and considerably faster transit times compared to the ocean freight alternative.

For more information about our overland container rail service between China and Europe, please contact your local U-Freight office.