Red Sea Crisis Spurring Demand for Rail Freight via Russia – Report
The Houthi rebel attacks on vessels in the Red Sea have spurred burgeoning interest in alternative routes such as the China-Europe rail route that runs through Russia’s Far East, CNBC reported on this week.
Companies that organize the shipment of goods have registered a sharp increase in enquiries and bookings for the route, according to the article. Transit via rail is attractive to shippers because it is cheaper than air freight and quicker than using ocean transportation.
RailGate Europe, which transports goods including furniture, toys, clothes, and automotive parts from China through Russia to European countries, told CNBC that the transit time is “significantly better” than via ocean. The journey takes between 14 and 25 days depending on its origin and destination, according to the company’s chief business development officer, Julija Sciglaite.
However, some firms have been raising concerns about sending goods via rail through Russia. “Since [the] war in Ukraine started, many companies were afraid to deliver their cargos via Russia as train passes [through] part of Russian territory,” Sciglaite told CNBC.
“Since [the] war started, [the] number of bookings decreased significantly via Russia, but within [the] last year, this route is recovering due to good transit time and prices,” she said, adding that demand for rail transit had spiked since the Houthis started attacking vessels in the Red Sea.
Bookings for the China-Europe rail route were up 37% over the past four weeks, according to Igor Tambaca, the managing director of the Dutch logistics company Rail Bridge Cargo. “The demand for rail exploded,” he told the outlet, adding this is due to the Red Sea disruption and the Lunar New Year.
According to the report, the EU permits sanctioned goods to be moved via rail through Russia, whereas road transport of sanctioned products is banned. Military goods cannot be transported through Russia at all, CNBC wrote.
Horror In Italy as 13-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped by Mob of Egyptians In Front of Her Boyfriend
Italian authorities have arrested at least seven males from Egypt who are suspected of gang-raping a 13-year-old girl last week as her boyfriend was beaten and forced to watch, according to reports.
The horrifying incident unfolded on the evening of January 30 in Catania, a city on the island of Sicily.
The young girl and her boyfriend were approached by a pack of North Africans in the municipal gardens of Villa Bellini, the oldest urban park in Catania.
The suspects forced the couple into public restrooms and launched a vicious attack, according to authorities.
The victims say they cried out for help but nobody heard them or came to their aid.
“The foreigners threatened the couple: while the boy was beaten, immobilized and kept away, the 13-year-old was raped by two of the suspects while the other five looked on,” Il Giornale reports.
“Panicked and in pain, after the second abuse the young woman found the strength to free herself from her tormentor and escape with her boyfriend.”
The victims fled the scene and were helped by passersby on a nearby street.
Police were quickly alerted, and after reviewing CCTV footage, they were able to apprehend a total of seven suspects.
They were all identified as citizens of Egypt, three of whom are minors.
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called for the suspects to be chemically castrated if found guilty.
Ragazzina STUPRATA da una banda di SETTE egiziani davanti al fidanzato, minacciato, bloccato e tenuto lontano.
— Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) February 3, 2024
Non venitemi a parlare di “tolleranza” o “errore”.
Davanti ad orrori del genere non può esistere clemenza ma soltanto una cura: CASTRAZIONE chimica.
Conto che la… pic.twitter.com/Chf9oMwte0
“Don’t come and talk to me about ‘tolerance’ or ‘error,’” Salvini wrote on X. “In the face of horrors of this kind there can be no clemency but only one cure: chemical CASTRATION.”
“I hope that the proposal presented by the Lega will be voted on as soon as possible.”
An investigation and legal proceedings are ongoing.
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Slovakia Prime Minister Orders Urgent Investigation Into Millions of mRNA Deaths
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Thailand Issues Warning About COVID Jabs: ‘They Cause Cancer and Brain Tumours’
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