First China-U.K. Freight Train Departs as Xi Seeks to Lift Trade
I would guess that this is rolling out just for the PR, the sheer number of trains needed to replace one decent sized container ship just makes this all prohibitive to ever replace much sea freight plus launching when there is a glut of container ships floating around as well, which is keeping the price lower than most ship owners can breakeven. Ok so it's quicker, but it's not that quick.The only winners would be the goods owners who are winning form short term lower prices - is that enough for a long term business?