DB Cargo Eurasia's first block train is currently on its way from Hamburg to Shanghai. In future, the connection will be offered several times a month in both directions, because freight causes 80 per cent less CO2 by rail and reaches its destination in two to three weeks.
![Route between Hamburg and Shanghai](/resource/image/7493054/4:1/1920/480/3494607b7c01868aff47a6692dc6f7eb/FD8AF259C05ABCAF50B2C8183295821D/Bild-HH-Shanghai.png)