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• NicoJuicy 8y ago
  No, they are not. Ships try to deliver cargo as deep in the country as possible. Then trucks take over ( Europe), because of different destinations. You think they are joining the world trade order, I just see an expensive debt trap that won't even change 0,1% in a countries trade
  • yorwba 8y ago
    The advantage of trucks over trains isn't as large as you seem to believe. E.g. at the port of Hamburg, the majority of cargo (55%) is transported onwards by truck, but the share of trains (42.8%) isn't that much smaller. https://www.hafen-hamburg.de/en/statistics/modalsplit https://www.hafen-hamburg.de/en/statistics/modalsplit
    • NicoJuicy 8y ago
      In all my statements, the statement of trucks vs trains was irrelevant. Your numbers side with the fact that after harbor, trucks are more popular. It's that I call bullshit on the one road one belt. That trains vs container ships is irrelevant. Trains lose big time That's it's more a "build useless infrastructure that you otherwise can't afford and that Chinese will build with no locals" debt trap for countries to China.