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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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Where did that bring you? Back to me

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago

Hahahahaha

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Seriously impressive on the part of the Houthis.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They've done more than anyone for Palestine.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That we know of

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 10 months ago

true

[–] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 10 months ago

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

[–] D61@hexbear.net 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 10 months ago

indeed he did

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 10 months ago

Unfortunately Piłsudski too.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 18 points 10 months 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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[–] lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Catyote@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 10 months 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?