UN rail freight convention awaits fifth signatory

Trans-Caspian International Transport Route in Xi'an (Photo KTZ)

INTERNATIONAL: China, Germany, The Netherlands and Togo have now signed the United Nations Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail, which aims to eliminate rail’s competitive disadvantage for the transport of freight between Europe and Asia.

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