Since the beginning of March 2020, the ports of Rostock and Kaliningrad have established a regular service between them. The service’s purpose is to connect the New Silk Road directly with the port of Rostock via sea. Cargo that arrives in Kaliningrad by rail is loaded on sea vessels that transport it to Rostock. There, it is loaded again on trains and gets distributed in the European hinterland. “The rail-sea-rail connection may sound difficult, but it is not that complex”, mentioned Götz Strahl, Head CRM/Sales at Rostock Port GmbH.