Intermodal freight suffers as Coronavirus disrupts Chinese exports

摘要

UK RAILFREIGHT operators are struggling to fill intermodal trains as the knock-on effects of the Coronavirus is felt globally. Trains have been running empty or lightly loaded in recent weeks as ships arrive from China without their usual payload of containers. The Chinese New Year holidays always lead to a temporary reduction in demand, but this year's hiatus has lasted several weeks longer than planned as China's government seeks to halt the spread of the virus by forcing factories to remain closed until at least March 1.