Deutsche Bahn (DB) Schenker has delayed the launch of its weekly Trans Europe Express (TEE) container rail service linking South China and Russia with Western Europe due to the global economic downturn.
Following a test run late last year carrying 50 containers of Fujitsu Siemens computer peripherals from Xiangtang in China via Mongolia and Russia to Hamburg via Poland, the company said it would launch its regular service in February.
A spokesman said DB Schenker will now provide the TEE service to a single customer as required but has no date for a multi-shipper operation, Railway Market reported.
Source: Transportweekly