German business insider eyes expansion for thriving China-Europe freight train operations

STORY: German business insider eyes expansion for thriving China-Europe freight train operations SHOOTING TIME: May. 31, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: HAMBURG, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a China-Europe freight train departing from Xi'an 2. various of the Hamburg-Billwerder DUSS freight terminal in Germany 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): CHRIS FANTER, Head of Hamburg-Billwerder DUSS Freight Terminal 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): CHRIS FANTER, Head of Hamburg-Billwerder DUSS Freight Terminal STORYLINE: Recently, the total number of trips under the BRI flagship program -- China-Europe freight train -- has surpassed 90,000, underscoring the robustness of this vital trade route. This extensive network currently serves 223 cities in 25 European countries, fostering mutual exchange and benefit between China and Europe. Chris Fanter, head of the Hamburg-Billwerder DUSS freight terminal in Germany, noted a substantial increase in cargo volume handled by the China-Europe freight

China-Europe freight trains see constant growth, show bright prospects of BRI

STORY: China-Europe freight trains see constant growth, show bright prospects of BRI DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Warsaw CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Shanghai-Express" reaching the DUSS terminal in Hamburg 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHU SHENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 2 (English): CHEN CHEN, Xinhua correspondent 4. various of China-europe Railway Express STORYLINE: Freight trains transporting goods between China and Europe have seen constant growth in recent years, showing bright prospects of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). STANDUP 1 (English): ZHU SHENG, Xinhua correspondent "Germany is an important node country for the China-Europe freight train routes. German cities like Duisburg, Hamburg and Mannheim have witnessed the continuous growth in the number of China-Europe freight trains." In 2021, the number of two-way freight train trips between China and Europe reached 15,000, carrying 1.46 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), up 22 percent and 29 percen