Belarusian Railways says it has developed a total of 40 new export routes to more than 20 countries, now that sanctions have cut off its traditional routes to the global market. The Transport and Communications...Read more
A new, Central Asian corridor is on the table, linking China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan. The possibility of establishing this corridor became the topic of discussion at a recently held meeting between railway companies of...Read more
China and Mongolia want to improve their railway connections. The respective governments have signed cooperation agreements towards this aim this week. Rail between China and Mongolia was always a part of the BRI, but the...Read more
InterviewThe border crossing at Małaszewicze, the most important for the New Silk Road, experienced a significant decrease in traffic in the first half of 2022. In total, 2,876 trains were handled in Małaszewicze, while in...Read more
The first freight train linking the Chinese province of Zhejiang with the Netherlands is underway. The service will have freight trains departing from Jinhua with Venlo as its final destination.Read more
After seven years, the railway line connecting Szeged and Röszke, in the South of Hungary, is up and running again. The section is roughly 12 km long and it is part of the Budapest-Belgrade rail...Read more
The first direct China-Hungary train was launched, with the first train departing from the Shijiazhuang International Dry Port in Hebei province on 15 July. Its destination is the BILK intermodal terminal in Budapest, with an...Read more
Cargo turnover at Latvian ports reached 23,58 million tonnes in the first half of 2022, an increase of 15,2 per cent compared to 2021 and equivalent to 3,1 million tonnes of cargo. This increase was...Read more
The European Commission has approved the allocation of 110 million euro, as part of the Cohesion Fund, to modernise a railway corridor in Western Bulgaria that is part of the TEN-T network between Sofia and...Read more
A new Silk Road route is now connecting China with a hub in Melzo (Milan), in Italy. The service is powered by Italian shipping company Contship Italia and German rail freight company Bahnoperator GmbH.Read more
Austria-based company ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) launched a new initiative named GrainLane. This initiative aims to connect Ukrainian farmers with retailers, customers, and logistic providers all over Europe and Africa.Read more
SanctionsSince April 2022, 865 Russian freight cars have been seized by Finnish authorities. Over 82 million euro worth of assets were frozen to comply with EU sanctions on Russian coal after the start of the...Read more
“Russia will complete the reconstruction of 41 border ports by the end of 2024, including 22 ports in the Russian Far East, which is the largest port construction plan ever.” Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly...Read more
Kazakhstan may soon ban shipments of sanctioned goods to Russia and Belarus though its territory. The Ministry of Finance has recently drawn up a directive, targeting goods subject to sanctions by the EU and the...Read more
Kyrgyzstan has proposed a route through its territory for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway line. Plans to construct this railway line received renewed interest by the parties involved, in an effort to seek new routes from...Read more
The transport ministers of Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Hungary established a quadrilateral coordination council and a rail transport working group. They aim to jointly invest in and develop rail infrastructure, focusing on freight transport. As...Read more
For the first time in over a decade of stable and continuous growth, freight traffic between China and Europe is experiencing a period of stagnation. In the first half of 2022, freight trains trips between...Read more
eventIt is only a summer holiday away until the RailFreight Summit Poland takes place and the lustrum event is now open for registration. Do you want to better understand the impact of war on a...Read more
Can the Nordic countries connect via the Silk Road with China with Greece as a transit point? This is possible, says Nordicon, a consolidation company that runs a new multimodal service between Yantian, China and...Read more
The Hungarian subsidiary of EUROGATE will connect the new East-West Gate terminal in Fényeslitke with its rail network. The two parties signed a cooperation agreement on 1 June to this extend. EUROGATE Rail Hungary (ERH)will...Read more
The railway line from the Romanian port of Constanta to the Hungarian capital Budapest opened in early June, operated by Grampet Group. The opening was a fact with the first shipment from Guiyang in China...Read more
