Ukraine needs government support to reach full transport potential
Ukraine has been through many difficulties during the past few years. Economically wounded by sociopolitical unrest, the country is currently trying to find its way back in the markets. The transportation sector is one of...Read more
New locomotive service point opened on Russia-China border
Russian Railways announced the opening of a new locomotive service point at the Zabaikalsk station. The service point will serve the repair and maintenance of diesel locomotives, including those operating on narrow-gauge in foreign trade....Read more
Why Hugo Boss takes the train on the New Silk Road
Safety, speed, sustainability, and reliability: these are the core characteristics that Hugo Boss values more in rail transportation and the New Silk Road. Christiano Vecci, Transport Specialist at Hugo Boss Ticino, shared his companies’ experience...Read more
Uzbekistan: an unfolding story of rail transport possibilities
Uzbekistan’s position in Central Asia allows it to function as a crossroad for rail routes connecting north to south, and east to west. In recent years, the country strived to become a central transit destination,...Read more
Japanese cargo on the way to Europe via Trans-Siberian railways
Backed by Russian subsidies, a new container train carrying Japanese cargo departed for Europe on 18 November, using the Trans-Siberian railways. The train, which left from the Russian port of Vladivostok, is now headed for ...Read more
Rail sector in the Netherlands joins forces to reach out to Chinese market
Since the extension of the New Silk Road to Tilburg in the Netherlands in 2016, rail transport between China and the Netherlands grows steadily and has become an important complementary logistics solution to air and...Read more
What do shippers think about Eurasian rail links?
Shippers have their own point of view on the use of Eurasian rail links, and it differentiates from that of logistics service providers. What drives shippers to use rail transportation between Europe and Asia? This...Read more
The dominant role of agents on the New Silk Road: helpful or not?
Agents are active players in organising rail transport between China and Europe. They assist the Chinese platform companies in coordinating overseas operation, container storage, customs documentation, pre-carriage, on-carriage and even forwarding. However, what started as...Read more
‘The Kaliningrad route is young, different financial rules apply’
Operators on the multimodal route via Kaliningrad would like to see a level playing field with the main route via Malaszewicze-Brest, in order to be more competitive. The route via the Russian enclave on the...Read more
Maersk goes from monthly to twice a week on Trans-Siberian route
Maersk is once again extending the frequency of its intermodal service between Asia and Europe; the AE19 service that combines shortsea and rail transport. That frequency is now increasing to twice a week. The service...Read more
In case you missed it – European Silk Road Summit 2020
The European Silk Road Summit has been concluded and was a great success. With around 250 participants from all over the world, a live stream with Chengdu, China, more than 260 digital networking meetings scheduled...Read more
European Silk Road Summit 2020 – this is the live blog DAY II
Today is the second day of the European Silk Road Summit 2020. At 9.00 CET, this international conference kicks off, live from our studio in Rotterdam. This is an online event, covering two days: 10...Read more
European Silk Road Summit 2020 – this is the live blog
Today is the first day of the European Silk Road Summit 2020. At 9.00 CET, the 4th edition of this international conference kicks off, live from our studio in Rotterdam. This is an online event,...Read more
Conditioned transport market: vital but not yet mature
The last couple of years, requests for use and volumes of reefer containers have seen a significant increase. “Even though the shift in demand has caused a container deficit, we see more and more customers...Read more
Container shortages on the New Silk Road, and possible solutions
Recently, the shortage of containers has become a source of frustration for the logistics industry. Due to the imbalance between China and Europe trade, a large number of containers is stranded in the European ports...Read more
HHLA lands in Ukraine to serve hinterland from port of Odessa
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has established its own intermodal company in Ukraine. The new Ukrainian Intermodal Company (UIC) offers container transport by rail between the Port of Odessa and important economic centres in...Read more