FESCO and GEFCO partner up to bring more cargo from Asia to Europe
Two large players in Eurasian transport, FESCO and GEFCO, have partnered up. Their aim is to jointly develop more multimodal solutions between Europe, Russia and South-East Asia. The new agreement also mentions transportation options to...Read more
Suez blockage moves more companies to Eurasian rail freight
Germany based Fressnapf Group put its products on Eurasian rail tracks for the first time due to the Suez canal blockage. It commissioned a train from Linyi in China to Duisport in Germany. Duisport agency...Read more
A new Silk Road hub: the Turkish Köseköy terminal
The Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Turkish Pasifik Eurasia have partnered up on the New Silk Road, establishing the Turkish Köseköy terminal nearby Istanbul as a new hub. Specifically, RCG will transport cargo between...Read more
New railway line links to mega terminal Hungary
The new railway line of the East-West Gate in Hungary has been handed over. The line connects the intermodal terminal on the border of Hungary and Ukraine with the standard gauge network of Europe. It...Read more
Turkey sends two more dedicated trains to China
On 24 May, Turkey sent off the 6th and 7th China-bound trains towards Xi’an. The trains departed from Izmit, a city in Turkey’s Kocaeli province near Istanbul. They consisted of 41 containers in total, carrying...Read more
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group doubled its New Silk Road volumes in 2020
The Austria-based rail company transported 70,000 TEUs across the New Silk Road during the past year. Compared to 2019, it doubled its Eurasian volumes. Additionally, it reached an all-time high train number-over 700 hundred. By...Read more
Hupac and Rail Cargo Group see Turkey as the future rail market
Is Turkey becoming a rail freight hub? There is continuous activity from European rail companies towards Turkey. The country offers rail transport possibilities to and from Europe but also towards the New Silk Road and...Read more
METRANS more than doubles New Silk Road traffic in 2020
In 2020, METRANS has increased the number of container trains travelling between Europe and China by 114 percent. This is despite the pandemic. According to the HHLA subsidiary, the coronavirus pandemic and resulting capacity bottlenecks...Read more
First Direct Train from Nanjing to Tilburg is on its way
On 10 May, Tilburg acquired a new block train service connecting it with Nanjing in China. The first journey started from Nanjing Yaohua Gate Station and is expected to arrive at the railway terminal owned...Read more
Suez disturbance surges Eurasian rail freight
In the month after the Suez incident, there has been an increase in China-Europe rail freight services. This was observed by U-Freight Group, a freight forwarder and logistics provider. According to the company, the Suez...Read more
Port of Hamburg-Xuzhou rail link becomes a regular
The rail freight service between the Port of Hamburg in Germany and Xuzhou in China becomes regular with two itineraries per month. After the initial freight train trip between the two destinations last November, six...Read more
Hordes of reefer containers once again on the train to China
Since the 1st of April refrigerated transport to China has resumed. It was put on hold over concerns about the transmission of the coronavirus via containers. Chinese rail companies are now fully back on track...Read more
Uwe Leuschner the new CEO of FELB
The rail freight operator FELB (Far East Land Bridge) has appointed Uwe Leuschner as its new CEO. Leuschner will concentrate on the strategical alignments of FELB Group, Business Development and International Relations. He previously worked...Read more
Bulk of electric cars produced in China, but still not moved by train
With an increasing number of electric cars being produced in China, the demand for China-made electric vehicles in Europe is rising. This is all the more reason for transport companies to pressure the Chinese government...Read more
And up goes the container rate…again
The price of the China-Europe Express train has surged again. This is after a short, calm period in March, as a result of the Chinese Spring Festival. However, the Suez Canal blockade ushered in another...Read more
Ever lasting Ever Given effects on New Silk Road
The grounding of the Ever Given did not just pose questions to the Suez Canal, it posed questions for world trade. The New Silk Road may have been around since the times of Genghis Khan,...Read more