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Logistics providers including DSV, Gefco, Geodis and Maersk are looking at contingenies for parts movements following the breakdown in container shipments by rail between Europe and China

Estimates suggest that more than a million containers, scheduled for delivery by rail from China to Europe via Russia, have been diverted onto new routes because of the war in Ukraine and the sanctions taken against Russia. That is adding to already congested container ports in China and causing headaches for automotive firms around the world.

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