‘Ukraine best solution for China traffic to Central and Southeast Europe’
The main route of the New Silk Road bypasses Ukraine, but this is not necessary. The country has a lot of opportunities in transporting containers via its territory, especially to countries in Central and Southeast...Read more
Fast growing port of Gdansk wants to double volumes by 2030
The Port of Gdansk wants to become the main gateway to central and eastern Europe in the coming years. This region is expected to grow in GDP by 48 per cent until 2030. This growth...Read more
Poland needs more geographically diversified intermodal network
Poland operates a developed network of intermodal terminals. Like any system, this network has its own advantages and faults. One of the main drawbacks of the Polish intermodal market is a lack of loading facilities...Read more
Poland improves rail infrastructure near Małaszewicze
Poland is actively improving the rail infrastructure at the Małaszewicze border crossing with Belarus. Several projects including a new bridge via the Bug River should be completed by 2023 in order to increase the capacity...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
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
Invisible border Europe-China opens up with uniform legal regime
Until today rail freight traffic between Europe and Asia must cross an invisible border due to the existence of two different legal regimes. Where Europe applies the CIM Uniform Rules, Russia, China and other Asian...Read more
Freight and Terminal Forum – Live Blog Day 3
On 26, 27, and 28 March the Freight and Terminal Forum is taking place in Utrecht, the Netherlands. This is the live blog, with news updates, videos and interviews of this first freight edition of...Read more
Freight and Terminal Forum – Live Blog Day 2
On 26, 27, and 28 March the Freight and Terminal Forum is taking place in Utrecht, the Netherlands. This is the live blog, with news updates, videos and interviews of this first freight edition of...Read more
Swiss Alps still see 300,000 trucks too many
Two years after the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016 the number of trucks passing through the Swiss Alpine structure should have been less than 650 thousand per year. This was the ambition...Read more
Freight and Terminal Forum – Live Blog Day 1
On 26, 27, and 28 March the Freight and Terminal Forum is taking place in Utrecht, the Netherlands. This is the live blog, with news updates, videos and interviews of this first freight edition of...Read more
Road and rail work together on liability of combined transport
Two large interest groups representing the rail and road sector respectively have joined hands to form a legal basis for combined transport. The International Railway Committee (CIT) and International Road Transport Union (IRU) want to...Read more
Next step toward paperless freight traffic Europe
A next step towards paperless rail freight transport in Europe has been taken. On 12 March, the European Parliament proposed a new regulation for the digitalisation of electronic freight transport information. In simpler terms, this...Read more