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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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Where did that bring you? Back to me

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Hahahahaha

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seriously impressive on the part of the Houthis.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They've done more than anyone for Palestine.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That we know of

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 2 years ago

true

[–] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 2 years ago

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

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

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

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 2 years ago

indeed he did

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately Piłsudski too.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years 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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[–] lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Catyote@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years 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?