Ordinary Gweilo

Most of the products that are exported from China to Europe go by boat.  Yes, some go by air, but that’s an expensive option.

Yesterday an agreement was signed to set up a regular freight train service that will take 18 days to get from Beijing to Hamburg, less than half the time it takes by sea.

China Daily has the details:

Railway authorities from six countries Wednesday signed a memorandum on expanding cooperation on railway transport that is expected to boost trade and cargo flows between Asia and Europe.

The six countries – China, Mongolia, Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany – agreed to create conditions that will pave the way for a regular container train service between Asia and Europe.

Makes sense, I suppose.