{"id":308406,"date":"2025-10-28T19:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=66933"},"modified":"2025-10-28T19:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:17:15","slug":"dutch-logistics-company-btt-sells-its-train-service-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=308406","title":{"rendered":"Dutch logistics company BTT sells its train service to China"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dutch company BTT Freight Management is selling its freight forwarding activities to and from China to Claassen Logistics. BTT is discontinuing its transport to Asia to focus on its core business: container transport by inland waterway and rail within Europe.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>BTT has been making a name for itself since 2013 with its train service from Tilburg to Chengdu, where the company also opened its own office. According to the company, BTT has now “acquired a leading position in this market.” The employees of BTT’s China department are now transferring to Claassen Logistics.<\/p>\n

Recent years have been more challenging for rail service to the east. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many shippers no longer wanted to transport their goods via Russia or were prohibited from doing so due to sanctions, even though a large portion of the route runs through that country.<\/p>\n

Acquiring company Claassen Logistics believes the forwarding service to and from China “fits in perfectly with its existing logistics service offering.” The operations will be transferred to Coastlink, the international division of Claassen Logistics, which operates in sea, air, and rail freight, including customs clearance and forwarding.<\/p>\n

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This article was originally published by our sister publication <\/strong><\/em>NT.nl.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n