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- New rail-sea freight service will connect
\nbusinesses in China with customers in the UK, and vice versa, in 18 to 20 days<\/b><\/li>\n- Goods departing from Xi’an, China will be
\ntransported by rail to Kaliningrad, Russia and sailed to Immingham, a major
\nport on the east coast of England \u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n <\/p>\nSHANGHAI,
\nCHINA – Media OutReach<\/a> – 13 May 2021 – In the first half
\nof 2020, China was the
\nonly country among UK’s top five trading partners to achieve positive growth in bilateral goods trade<\/a>, mainly due to a 17.2% increase in goods imported
\nby the UK from China. To cater to the growth in UK-China trade, DHL Global Forwarding has
\nlaunched a new rail-sea freight solution that will link businesses in China
\nwith customers in the UK, and vice versa, in 18 to 20 days. Compared to ocean
\nfreight that would typically take 40 days, the new service cuts transit time by
\nmore than half.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/Images\/Thumb\/500x0\/149877\/-ENG-DHL.jpg#image-149877\")
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\n <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nSince the
\nstart of the pandemic, rail has emerged as a popular alternative<\/a> for shippers who balk at hefty air freight rates as a
\nresult of capacity shortage, and eschew long ocean freight transit time due to
\nequipment and capacity shortages. Globally, the rail freight market is expected
\nto see a compounded annual growth rate of 9.9%<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n“The UK
\nfaced numerous trade challenges in the past year, having to navigate economic and
\ntrade uncertainties over Brexit and during the pandemic, whilst managing new
\nUK-EU border regulations and processes at the dawn of the new Brexit era. As
\nthe UK economy starts picking up<\/a> and China celebrates record growth in Q1 2021<\/a>, trade between the two partners would be one
\nto watch,” said Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nAccording to the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020<\/a>, China was ranked second by its share of the
\nUK’s international flows. In the first eight months of 2020, British exports to
\nChina rose by 10.7%, or \u00a3837 million (\u20ac982 million)<\/a>, even as the UK saw its overall exports fall
\nby 25% for the same period. In 2019, the most sought after British goods in China<\/a> were gold, petroleum and petroleum-related
\nproducts, and vehicles, while telecommunications and office equipment, and
\nelectrical machinery and appliances were key Chinese exports that made their way to the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\nConsolidating
\ngoods from across China at DHL’s hub at Xi’an, China, the new service will
\ntransport the cargo by rail to Kaliningrad, Russia via Kazakhstan, Russia,
\nBelarus, and Lithuania, and then transferred to Immingham by sea, where the UK
\nimport customs and final delivery of the cargo to the consignees are processed.
\nThe service is jointly developed by DHL Global Forwarding China, Xi’an
\nInternational Inland Port Investment & Development Group Co. Ltd, RZD
\nLogistics and RTSB Gmbh. <\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nSteve
\nHuang, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Greater China, said, “Most China-UK
\nmultimodal routes often include Germany, Poland or the Netherlands as the
\nmidpoint for transfer from rail freight to sea or road freight. After Brexit,
\ngoing by these routes would incur additional customs procedures and fees. The
\nnew service will potentially avoid seasonal congestion on the EU border, which
\nin turn guarantees a more stable transit time.”<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\nNote to
\neditors:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nUkraine’s exports to China surged 63.3% year on year in 2019, as
\nSino-Ukrainian trade turnover hit a massive US$12.8 billion (\u20ac10.7 billion). <\/i>Find
\nout<\/i><\/a> how DHL is supporting this growing trade
\npartnership by establishing better rail connectivity between Europe and Asia.<\/i><\/p>\n - Goods departing from Xi’an, China will be