New records set on the Middle Corridor to Turkey
On the Middle Corridor a new record was set by a freight train traveling from China to Turkey. Originating from Xi’an in the centre of China, the freight train set record figures on the Azerbaijani...Read more
Cargo train from Serbia on the way to Wuhan, China
A train is currently on the way from Belgrade in Serbia to Wuhan in China, loaded with electrolytic copper. It is the first train between the cities in eastbound direction. It left for Wuhan on...Read more
New route Hefei-Tilburg has potential as ‘Lenovo line’
A fully loaded train from Hefei, on the east coast of China, arrives today in Tilburg, the Netherlands. It is the first train from this Chinese hub to arrive in the Dutch city. If all...Read more
New Silk Road traffic heavily congested at Chinese-Kazakh border
Rail traffic on the New Silk Road is facing heavy congestion at Alashankou-Khorgos, the main border crossing between China and Kazakhstan. Trains from China to Central Asia have been halted until the end of June,...Read more
Chinese mail finds way to Europe by train
In April 2020, the first few full-length mail container trains started their scheduled runs between China and Europe. Since then, 17 mail trains in total have been handled by UTLC ERA, the main operator on...Read more
Discuss the New Silk Road and modal shift online
Is rail being sidelined by the rapid developments on the road? What is needed to bring about a modal shift on rail? And which bottlenecks does Swinkels Family Brewers face in shifting their tradelane of...Read more
Flooded railway Mongolia may lead to border congestion
A natural disaster in Mongolia may lead to delays of freight trains on route between Europe and China via the border-crossing of Erenhot. Heavy rainfall flooded the railway on Sunday at eight different points on...Read more
Blocktrains with sanctioned goods on rail this summer
After several test shipments, China-Europe rail transport of sanctioned goods through Russia will see regular blocktrains as soon as this summer. This was confirmed by FELB, an RZD Logistics-subsidiary during RailFreight Live on Friday 19...Read more
Fastest route on New Silk Road gets new departure
The fastest railway link between China and Germany is about to have an additional departure. From July onwards, the Xi’an-Neuss Express will see two trains per week in both directions. The approximate 9,400-km distance is...Read more
Trucks at Chinese-Kazakh border halted to prioritise rail freight
Severe congestion at the Kazakh-Chinese border has led to a halt of all truck traffic, in order to ensure the continuance of Europe-China rail. This was announced by the China Railway dispatching center . The...Read more
Rail Cargo Group launches new China connections via Turkey to Europe
Rail Cargo Group has launched two new connections from Turkey to Europe. The Romanian hub of Curtici and the Hungarian capital of Budapest are now connected to respectively Istanbul and Köseköy. With the new rail...Read more
New wave of coronavirus China could originate from imported salmon
The export of fresh products to China by train has not yet been restricted, but logistics providers are closely following the news about a new wave of coronavirus infections in China. The outbreak seems to...Read more
Europe-China trains cover 1,231km per day in Russia
The average container train traveling between China and Europe on the Russian Railways infrastructure covered 1231km per day last month. This is 21.9 per cent more than in the same period last year. This was...Read more
First Chengdu train arrives in Liege, destined for UK
On Sunday 7 June the first train from Chengdu in China arrived in Liege, Belgium. It was a test shipment organised by Chengdu International Railway Service (CDIRS). The train carrying over 7 million worth masks...Read more
Increased frequency on the New Silk Road towards Mukran Port
Since the end of March, Mukran Port Terminals has been operating a fixed sea route as part of the New Silk Road in cooperation with DBO Bahnoperator. The product is called Baltic Sea Bridge, and...Read moreNew Silk Road via Russia grows by 35% this year
Rail freight volumes between China and Europe via Russia has grown by 35 per cent since the beginning of the year, compared to the same period last year. From January to May 2020, the total...Read more