Belt and Road
News about rail between Europe and Asia
PKP Cargo: ‘New Silk Road is a priority for Poland’
Polish railway operator PKP CARGO is investing heavily in its services, responding to the growing volumes of rail freight traffic between Europe and Asia. About 250 million Euros per year is spent in what the...Read more
EU Commission: ‘The Belt and Road initiative is a Chinese project’
The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) is a Chinese project. The EU does not participate in it, but it is also not a simple spectator of it. The European Commission pays attention to the BRI...Read more
Kaliningrad: a multimodal solution to connect China with Europe
An alternative gateway between the European railway network and that of the CIS countries to improve traffic flow on the New Silk Road: this is the Kaliningrad route. Moreover, it is a multimodal route, offering...Read more
More than 1000 Volvo cars on New Silk Road in 2019
RZD Logistics will realise the transportation of Volvo cars from the factory in Chengdu, China to the Kaluga region in Russia. Until next year, 1,240 cars should be moved by train over the New Silk...Read more
Why Malaszewicze is the most debated place on the New Silk Road
In the rail journey from Europe to China, the border crossing of Malaszewicze is one of the main bottlenecks, many have stated. But Polish operator PKP Cargo said last week that the problems have been...Read more
New railway service Iran-China launched, connecting Inner Mongolia-Bam
A new freight train service linking north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with the Iranian city of Bam was launched on Tuesday, 4 September. A train departed from a logistics park in Inner Mongolia and...Read more
Lenovo shares insights computer shipment by rail
One-and-a half year ago Lenovo decided to ship its products by train. Before a computer made in China reaches the customer in Europe, it has endured severe climate conditions, border controls, and loading and unloading...Read more
First train Japan-Russia via Trans-Siberian railway to arrive
The first train with cargo from Japan is currently on its way to Vorsino in Russia via the Trans-Siberian route, expected to arrive tomorrow. The shipment of electronics marks a milestone in the relation between...Read more
Russian metallurgical giant delivers steel via Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), one of the world’s largest steel producers and a leading Russian metals company, has established a new freight route for delivering its production. The trial batch of hot rolled...Read more
Japan and Russian plan rail freight route via Trans-Siberian Railway
Japan and Russia plan to officially launch a freight transport route between the two countries via the Trans-Siberian Railway. A test ride will be carried this month. Five to ten companies are known to participate...Read more
First train Changsha-Tilburg hits the tracks
On Friday a train consisting of 41 40-foot containers with consumer goods such as clothes, accessories, office supplies departed from Changsha in China on its way to Tilburg in the Netherlands. Here, it should arrive...Read more
Second edition of the New Silk Road Congress in the Netherlands
In less than two months, the second edition of the New Silk Road Congress takes place in the Dutch city of Tilburg. On 27 September, Het Patronaat will host shippers, logistics providers, lawyers, operators and...Read more
Regular railway service Finland-China almost a fact
The railway connection between Finland and China is set to become a regular service by the end of this year. After almost a year of operations, the service proved to be highly successful and meets...Read more