The average time for trans-shipment in Alashankou，Khorgos and Manzhouli is 7 days, and the longest waiting time is less than 2 weeks;The average transportation time from China to Malaszewicze along the European route is 12-13 days;And that to Duisburg, Hamburg, Milan is about 18-23 days.Railways between Poland and Germany are undergoing maintenance now, which may cause delays.However,few trains have been impacted.For Russian direction - Except for the freight trains dispatched from Zengcheng and Datian, the longest transportation time of other trains does not exceed 20 days.It can even arrive in Moscow in 10 days. According to the latest news from Russian Railways，Bely Rast has been embargoed。  

The supply of spaces and freight rates for each route are as follows:

European route:

West bound: The supply and demand are generally balanced.Some platforms have reduced their plans for public trains so that spaces are tight in mid-to-late July.In the 28th week,booking price in Chongqing was lowered by 10%, that in Wuhan was lowered by 3%, and that in Xi’an inland port was also lowered by 8%.Chengdu, Zhengzhou, and Yiwu were basically the same as last week. 

East bound: As schedule has been reduced,the spaces is in great demand.Trains from Europe to Wuhan, Chongqing, and Changsha operate steadily once a week.At present, Chengdu and Zhengzhou are releasing their spaces in late July, and the margin is sufficient. At the same time, spaces in Xi'an and Hefei have already been sold out in Jul.Even through,rate of inbound spaces is not rising till now.

Russian route: The overall supply and demand is stable, and the supply of spaces is relatively sufficient. Currently, most spaces at platforms are arranged after July 20.The spot rate remains the same as last week, staying within USD 6,500.

Central Asia route: Prices in Central Asia change greatly. After increased at the end of June, the spaces price dropped in the middle and late July and the downward adjustment range was about 3000-4000 yuan.

Article source: Cargo Talk