A new rail bridge between China and Russia in the pipeline
The construction of a new railway bridge between China and Russia has been approved. The bridge will cross the Amur river, connecting Mohe, in China, with Dzhalinda, in Russia, providing the Sakha Republic with direct...Read more
Malaszewicze upgrade may be financed by Polish government
Funding for the upgrade of the Malaszewicze rail border crossing between Belarus and Poland might come from the Polish government. “The Ministry of Infrastructure is working on a draft act providing Cargotor with financing for...Read more
China and Russia capitals connected on New Silk Road for first time
On Thursday 16 March, the first freight train departed between the Chinese capital Beijing and that of Russia – Moscow. It marked the start of a new service of the China-Europe Railway Express, connecting the...Read more
Congestion at Chinese borders leads to a temporary halt in exports
Exports from the Chinese dry ports of Khorgos, on the China-Kazakhstan border, and Manzhouli, bordering Russia, will be stopped until 26 March. The suspension started on 11 March, with some exceptions made for specific trains...Read more
Kazakhstan to build its own terminal in Xi’an, China
Kazakhstan Railways will construct a terminal in the Chinese city of Xi’an, the country’s most important hub on the New Silk Road. Xi’an agreed to provide 8 hectares of land plot for the construction of...Read more
Romania is not well known in China, this company wants to change that
BRAND STORYBRAND STORY – Romania is one of the countries with a gateway on the Middle Corridor. In the port of Constanta, cargo from the east is further distributed in Europe. The potential of Romania is...Read more
Sixth consolidation hub in China, closer to Russian border
China has launched a sixth consolidation hub for trains to Europe and Russia: the city of Shenyang in the east of China, conveniently located near the border with Russia. The first train from the new...Read more
Turkey imposes 40% tariff on electric cars imported from China
Turkey will impose a 40 per cent additional tariff for the import of new energy vehicles (NEVs) from China. The increase was announced by the Turkish government on Friday 3 March. According to Chinese state...Read more
New package of EU sanctions on Russia: what is the impact?
On February 25, the European Union issued the 10th package of sanctions against Russia. What could possible impact rail freight between China and Europe is the prohibition to transit dual-use goods and firearms via the...Read more
KTZ tests new China-Europe route to avoid the congested Black Sea
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) sent the first trans-Caspian China-Europe train from Jiaozhou, in eastern China, to the port of Koper, in Slovenia. The convoy, loaded with new electric vehicles, covered the 13,000-kilometre route in 45 days....Read more
China-Russia trains keep increasing with new Langfang-Moscow line
The first international freight train left the city of Langfang, in northeast China, on 25 February and is heading towards Moscow. This new service is another example of how the flow of China-Europe trains this...Read more
These Silk Road product trends might be worth your attention
Endless lines of text have been written in the past months to analyse and assess the development of Eurasian rail transport. The drop in Silk Road volumes in 2022 was apparent due to all the...Read more
Webinar recap: three key points for Malaszewicze
Less than Container Load (LCL) shipping via rail increased along the Silk Road in 2022, but expectations for the future are less optimistic. Chinese shippers are concerned about security checks in Malaszewicze, while shipping to...Read more
China-Europe trains in 2022: east-west imbalance and drops in volume
It has become an indisputable fact that the freight volume of railway operations between China and Europe has plummeted in 2022, but how steep was the decline? A look at the recent data of UTLC...Read more
What’s the future for the China-Italy relationship?
Wang Yi, head of diplomacy of the Communist Party of China, will visit Italy to try to smooth Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s edges and renew the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019. The relationship...Read more
Another Sino-Russian border point may get 24-hour of customs duty
The Sino-Russian Suifenhe border crossing inear Vladivostok may usher in a 24-hour customs clearance. This was recently discussed by the authorities of Suifenhe and the Russian counterpart Primorsky Krai, with the intention to further facilitate...Read more
RailFreight Summit is going to Malaszewicze, are you joining?
It is finally happening, RailFreight Summit is taking you to Malaszewicze. The most popular border crossing on the New Silk Road will be the destination of our site visit during the RailFreight Summit Poland 2023. Read more
New rules for electric vehicles on Chinese rails, this time official
From January 30, new energy vehicles transported in China will no longer be included in the category of dangerous goods. Transport was already possible and happening, but with this latest backing of the Chinese government...Read more
Supply chains will probably survive Germany’s new China strategy
ANALYSIS‘We need to release ourselves from the cheap Chinese supply chains’. ‘We could be moving to a new Cold War era’. ‘We need to be sensible and seize economic possibilities with China’. These contrasting viewpoints...Read more