Topic: Beijing

China and Russia capitals connected on New Silk Road for first time

On Thursday 16 March, the first freight train departed between the Chinese capital Beijing and that of Russia – Moscow. It marked the start of a new service of the China-Europe Railway Express, connecting the...Read more

17-03-2023|Comment|author: Chengfan Zhao

Hebei-Hungary direct Silk Road rail link makes its first trip

The first direct China-Hungary train was launched, with the first train departing from the Shijiazhuang International Dry Port in Hebei province on 15 July. Its destination is the BILK intermodal terminal in Budapest, with an...Read more

22-07-2022|Comment|author: Steven Don

How the Winter Olympics in Beijing benefit the Belt and Road initiative

The assumption that the Winter Olympics are only about sports can already be contested. Since the start of the worldly event in Beijing, several handshakes have been made by world leaders agreeing about a range...Read more

08-02-2022|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

St. Petersburg: the new Silk Road alternative gateway?

FELB launched a new service between St. Petersburg in Russia and Beijing in China. However, the service is multimodal, linking north European ports like Rotterdam, Duisburg or Hamburg with St. Petersburg before putting cargo on...Read more

13-12-2021|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios