DAVIES
Turner has announced that its
fixed-day, weekly direct rail import service from China to the UK will
re-commence in the middle of this month.
"In keeping with normal
practice, our Express China Rail Service did not operate during the Chinese New
Year holiday break and its suspension has been further extended due to the
coronavirus," said head
of supply chain services Tony Cole at this UK-based independent freight and
logistics company.
"With Wuhan, the epicentre
of the epidemic, continuing to be under lockdown and the re-opening of
factories there recently postponed until March 11, the rail service will now
depart from the Xi'an rail hub, directly into Duisburg in Germany.
"Containers will be then
trucked under bond to the port of Rotterdam and transported by ferry to
Purfleet, on the River Thames for on-carriage by truck to Davies Turner's
distribution centre, near Dartford, east of London, where they will be
discharged, customs cleared and delivered," he said.
From
March 13, Davies Turner plans initially to offer a single weekly departure, but
this could rise to twice-weekly departures, depending on demand. The transit
time between Xi'an and Duisburg is 18 days.
Mr Cole added: "At this
time, we have rail bookings to hand which relate to frames for glasses, plastic
film, metal parts, tooling, as well as fashion goods; but our closing date for
receipt of cargo for the initial departure from Xi'an is not until March 9, and
therefore we expect further bookings to be received.
"Since we launched the
dedicated weekly direct consol service in November 2018 we have seen it go from
strength to strength. Bookings have increased continually."
Source : HKSG / Photo : Davies Turner.
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