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There is an article in China daily somewhere a decade back discussing the niche between container ships and air freight. It seemed to be stretching at the time,
by seanmcdirmid 3y ago
There is an article in China daily somewhere a decade back discussing the niche between container ships and air freight. It seemed to be stretching at the time, I think the rail connection to Europe was more about face than practical use, but a lot of points in between in Central Asia aren’t served well by sea.
- NicoJuicy 3y agoYeah. The main differences are: Plane: very small load, fast ( 1 day) Train : small load, slow ( 2 weeks), obstructing regular traffic for long trains Containers: huge load, slow ( 1 month)
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoIt might make sense for some food goods that would spoil on a ship and aren’t high enough margin for a plane trip. But that isn’t really much.