The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) announced that it already reached its goal of 500,000 transported TEUs on the New Silk Road for the year. The amount concerns the transported cargo through the transit routes of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus. The volumes are currently one and a half times higher than in 2019 (333,000 TEUs). Additionally, they constitute a record for rail freight transportation on the broad gauge section between China and Europe.