{"id":1758,"date":"2024-01-11T21:16:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T11:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=49194"},"modified":"2024-01-12T10:13:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T00:13:54","slug":"red-sea-situation-a-pleasant-headache-for-the-rail-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=1758","title":{"rendered":"Red Sea situation \u2018a pleasant headache\u2019 for the rail industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eurasian rail is currently experiencing a boom, with shippers affected by the situation in the Red Sea and Suez Canal shifting their cargo to trains. \u201cIncreased sea freight transit times and the dangers of the war zone cause concerns to shippers who are looking to rail as a viable alternative,\u201d says Igor Tambaca, managing director of Rail Bridge Cargo. He also highlights a significant surge in service requests and bookings.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>\u201cIt is already the busiest time of the year,\u201d comments Tambaca. \u201cIn this sense, it is a headache but, nevertheless, a pleasant one. It is a good development to cope with,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n

His company, Rail Bridge Cargo, a specialist in rail logistics and transport between the Benelux region and China, has experienced a business boom in the last few weeks. \u201cFor two weeks now, we have been experiencing a significant surge in service requests and actual bookings,\u201d explains Tambaca. To be more precise, the Dutch company has seen a 67 per cent increase in service requests and a 48 per cent increase in service bookings.<\/p>\n

The whole Eurasian rail market seems to be benefiting from the hurdles of sea transport currently, which is a normal development. More companies active on the Silk Road have been reporting increased service demand. At the same time, talks between sector professionals speak of a great opportunity that rail is ready to grasp and handle appropriately. Tambaca confirmed this: \u201cEurasian rail is still capable of coping with the volume surge at the moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

More markets in the portfolio<\/h2>\n

An interesting aspect of the volume shift on rail also concerns the markets by which transport requests originate. For instance, many volumes exiting cargo vessels and onboarding trains will follow the traditional route to reach Europe fast and efficiently. Yet, there is a demand surge in the Middle Corridor, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trans-Caspian route via Aktau-Baku is also experiencing increased demand, especially for services to Turkey, Jordan and Israel, because those countries are facing the most severe challenges with sea freight at the moment,\u201d concludes Tambaca<\/p>\n

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