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Exporters turn to rail network as Red Sea attacks disrupt global supply chains (www.scmp.com)
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[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Where did that bring you? Back to me

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Hahahahaha

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seriously impressive on the part of the Houthis.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They've done more than anyone for Palestine.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That we know of

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 year ago

true

[–] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 1 year ago

Scenes when Ansarallah is the reason we finally get HSR in Europe

[–] D61@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

hehe... Didn't Stalin get his start robbing trains?

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 1 year ago

indeed he did

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately Piłsudski too.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Literally all they had to do was stop doing genocide, and they couldn't even do that.

[–] atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

they would rather go environment friendly than stop genocide. this shows how bloodthirsty they are.

[–] lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Accidental positive side effect is that trains generally pollute less than ferry

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Really depends on type of ships and trains and used routes, TBH.

[–] Catyote@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Interesting article but it failed to provide evidence showing that rail freight was increasing because of Houthi attacks. The closest they came was quoting the company president saying the number of inquires had doubled. Well did those inquiring choose to use the railroad or not?