Kovács emphasized that this year will be the year of the railway in the EU, and the competitiveness of the fixed track can be significantly increased by combined transport. The rail cargo operator has been experiencing a growing trend of intermodal rail traffic in the Far East since August, Kovács said. 

Chinese production and related shipments, which started in the period following the negative effects of the coronavirus, is showing a spectacular increase compared to the base level of Rail Cargo Group's intermodal traffic in Asia.