Speaking at the panel on Ports and Shippers at the Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference she added that while YICT's rail network is ready for intermodal connections, it only comprises a small portion of the total network before it needs to move onto the national rails.
While acknowledging that boxes that move by rail comprise only a small portion of YICT's throughput Leung pointed out that "we are actually the only terminal in South China that has on-dock rails". She added: "Rail is not really the priority for cargo carriage in China right now, it's more for passengers and the military I suppose.
"For us, we're getting ourselves ready for the plane to take off, so it's not about the terminal but more the national rail; if they can free up the capacity, we can move forward," she concluded.
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