A new rail freight service between China and Europe is born. Logistics company Ziegler is taking goods from Xi’an (China) to Duisburg (Germany) by train, and then covers the last leg by road to Welkenraedt, Belgium. The company calls it “the fastest rail connection between China and Europe”.
But how fast is it? Ziegler guarantees a maximum transit time of 17 to 18 days between Xi’an and Welkenraedt. The rail part of the route from China to Duisburg should take 16 days.
“We take care of all administrative and customs aspects and can collect goods anywhere in China”, Ziegler explains. The logistics company has connections with important industrial centres in China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. It collects freight from those places and then puts them on a train in Xi’an. “In addition, our tracking system ensures full transparency regarding the estimated time of arrival.”