Belt and Road
News about rail between Europe and Asia
‘Terminal network in CEE countries grows incredibly’
The network of intermodal terminals in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) has been developing at a frenetic pace in the last 20 years. The key factor of the growth process is private investments. To continue this...Read more
Vietnam signs with Belintertrans to improve New Silk Road connections
Ratraco, a logistics subsidiary of Vietnam Railways, agreed with its Belarusian counterpart Belintertrans to join forces in launching new rail freight links from Vietnam to Europe and to Belarus particularly. The parties agreed to use...Read more
Finland-China train popular enough to be regular trip
A new regular rail freight service between Finland and China has been launched. A train runs once every two weeks in both directions between Hefei in the east of China to the terminal Vuosaari near...Read more
Alstom produces hundreds of locomotives for growing rail market Kazakhstan
Due to the huge infrastructure developments in Kazakhstan and the growing volumes of freight transported over the rail network of the country, the demand for rolling stock is also on the surge. The French train...Read more
New Silk Road could become double-stack corridor
The number of trains running between China and Europe increases year by year. In order to avoid bottlenecks, logistics companies are seeking for new routes. The other solution to increase the capacity of the New...Read more
Lyon-China line now for cooled transport
The rail freight service from the French city of Lyon to Wuhan in Central China is now available for refrigerated agricultural products. Trains are loaded and unloaded in Venissieux, 16 kilometres far from Lyon. There...Read more
Khorgos East Gate: from steppes to high-tech facility
Altynkol Station, on the border between China and Kazakhstan, is fairly quiet. The windows of the brand new station buildings reflect the sun on this warm Monday morning in April. The newly planted perks and...Read more
Almost all traffic on New Silk Road still on main route
After conducting a study about the New Silk Road in 2017, research firm Roland Berger has assessed Eurasian rail cargo transport in several ways, mostly looking at the alternative corridors and terminals, planning to obtain...Read more
Massive hike of freight volumes on New Silk Road
The rail freight volumes handled by UTLC ERA, the main operator on the broad gauge section of the New Silk Road, have grown exponentially this year. The volumes transported in Q1 of 2019 were 54...Read more
High electricity prices Poland hamper international rail freight
The rail freight sector is facing a cost increase in Poland, where electricity prices have gone up. This is a setback for international rail freight carriers, believes Adriaan Roest Crollius of Dutch transport research firm...Read more
RZD Logistics and ČD Cargo sign New Silk Road cooperation
Russian multimodal operator JSC RZD Logistics and ČD Cargo, the subsidiary of Czech Railways, agreed on long-term cooperation in the area of rail freight on the New Silk Road and development of joint logistics projects...Read more
New Amsterdam – China railway link opens next month
A regular rail freight service between the Port of Amsterdam and Wuhan in China will be launched per 1 May 2019. This was agreed by WAE (Wuhan Asia Europe Logistics), NUNNER Logistics, Samskip, TMA Logistics...Read more
UTLC seeks European cooperation on New Silk Road
UTLC ERA has presented the #UE4EU’ – UTLC ERA for European Union initiative. The operator on the New Silk Road aims to develop long-term relations with European transport and logistics companies in operating the broad...Read more