The first train from Nanchang to Paris organised by Forwardis started today! This Thursday, June 4, 2020, a train of 41 wagons left Nanchang central station (China) for a journey of 11.920 kilometres through 7 countries, in the direction of Paris. This is the first time that such a train will complete this route. After 20 days of travel, it will deliver the cargo, which contains in its 35 containers: 40 million surgical masks, equipment for hospital staff, gloves, water-soluble bags, contactless gel dispensers, etc. Forwardis, who is already present in different Eurasian rail traffics, has committed to ensure the connection from Nanchang to Paris within 20 days. The rail solution is more efficient in terms of costs and carrying capacity. With the equivalent of six cargo planes in a single train, the cost of rail transport for a mask is 30 times cheaper than that of the air transport (€ 0.01 versus € 0.30). Train’s carbon footprint is also 15 times better than that of the plane . The duration of the train journey is approximately half as long as by sea. THANK YOU to Xavier Wanderpepen and Yenu He from Team Forwardis GmbH for your great efforts during the last weeks to make this train happen! Find more info here: https://lnkd.in/eDxPdiT
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