Belt and Road
News about rail between Europe and Asia
Latvia launches new rail freight link to China
A new rail freight service between the Latvian capital Riga and Xi’an in China was launched. The container train from Xi’an International Trade & Logistics Park arrived for the first time at the port of...Read more
Deutsche Bahn and China Railways strengthen railway cooperation
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and China Railways (CR) will strengthen their cooperation in several areas. The companies will extend their exchange of knowledge to new, innovative technologies for railways. The CEO of DB Richard Lutz and the...Read more
Multimodal route Rotterdam-Chengdu via port of Kaliningrad tested
A multimodal route between the port of Rotterdam, port of Kaliningrad and destination Chengdu has been tested. Cargo was delivered by sea to the port of Kaliningrad, from where two full trains carried the delivery...Read more
Russian Railways launches container train from China to Moscow
RZD Logistics, subsidiary of Russian Railways, has launched a container service from the city of Zibo in Shandong province to Selyatino in Moscow region. The train will run via Mongolia and reach its final destination...Read more
First exclusive train for oranges China-Russia
China Railway Express has launched its first exclusive train for oranges on the New Silk Road. The service runs between Yichang in central China and Moscow in 16 days. The oranges of Yichang are a product...Read more
New TEN-T maps for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
The maps of the TEN-T network in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine have been presented. The European core transport network has for the first time been extended towards these eastern countries, in order...Read more
Full-length container trains from Belarus to China expand
United Transport and Logistics Company Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) in cooperation with Belintertrans has developed a technology to form and forward full-length container trains from Belarus to China. A new waypoint is Lupolovo station,...Read more
New Silk Road threat to Schiphol Airport, not Port of Rotterdam
The New Silk Road forms a threat to western airports, rather than sea ports, according to ING’s Economic Office. This could be especially true for the transport of more expensive consumer products such as medicines,...Read more
Rail Cargo Group handles 400 trains Asia-Europe in 2018
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has reached its ambitious goal this month of handling a total of 400 trains between Asia and Europe in 2018. It transported more than 30,000 standard containers by rail between Asia...Read more
PKP LHS to launch regular container train from Chengdu to Slawkow
Polish rail freight company PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa (PKP LHS) has signed an agreement with China Railway Tielong Specialised Container Logistics B.U. and China Communications and Transport Association on promoting and launching a regular container...Read more
Holland Pavilion in Chengdu, China to promote export by rail
The Chinese city of Chengdu has a Holland Pavilion from this week, a place where Dutch entrepreneurs can present their products to Chinese importers. The pavilion is set up by GVT and Chengdu International Railway...Read more
Hungary gears up to become EU gateway New Silk Road
The Hungarian government is to deploy eight new intermodal yards; seven in the countryside and one near Budapest to accommodate rail freight traffic from the Far East to Europe. It is eyeing a strategic position...Read more
Dutch logistics hub Venlo adds railway route to China via Azerbaijan
The Dutch logistic hotspot in Venlo has two new train connections. Twice a week a train departs in the direction of China via the Middle Corridor, while another twice-a week service is launched to Mortara...Read more