Increase in Chinese rail traffic boosts duisport container volumes

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, container handling at duisport grew by 5% last year to 4.2m teu, marking a new record, as rail freight from China increased significantly.

Rail-based freight traffic with China grew by approximately 70% during the past financial year.

As of Q2 2020, there were up to 60 trains a week between Duisburg and various destinations in China, up from 35-40 during the previous year.