Middle Corridor grows as Poti witnessed an 80% volume increase
The Poti Sea Port, in Georgia, has experienced an eastbound volume increase of 80 per cent this year compared to 2022. The westbound growth is less significant, signalling a nine per cent increase compared to...Read more
KTZ tests new China-Europe route to avoid the congested Black Sea
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) sent the first trans-Caspian China-Europe train from Jiaozhou, in eastern China, to the port of Koper, in Slovenia. The convoy, loaded with new electric vehicles, covered the 13,000-kilometre route in 45 days....Read more
LDz cargo launches Estonian service amid attempts for Baltic synergy
A new single safety certificate for transport in Estonia allowed Latvian Railways to launch a new rail freight service in their neighbouring country last week. The service, dedicated to transporting cooking oils for a US...Read more
Russia-China rail underperforms, RZD in search of alternatives
Russian Railways confirmed their diversification plans for rail freight routes, which the market has seen as unfolding patterns for some months. Sanctions, however, are not the only underlying reason for their approach since, as the...Read more
ADY Container transports Uzbek fertilisers to Europe for the first time
For the first time since Azerbaijan company ADY Container added the Black Sea feeder services to its portfolio, Central Asian cargo found its way to Europe using it. The company deployed a multimodal service to...Read more
ADY Container goes beyond borders and adds vessel on Black Sea
ADY Container, the Azerbaijani railway company, has added a second vessel to ship cargo across the Black Sea. The vessel sails between the Georgian Port of Batumi and the Romanian port of Constanta and will...Read more
New line Constanta-Budapest speeds up delivery from Guiyang
The railway line from the Romanian port of Constanta to the Hungarian capital Budapest opened in early June, operated by Grampet Group. The opening was a fact with the first shipment from Guiyang in China...Read more
From the Aegean Sea to Lithuania: is a North-South corridor for Ukraine in the making?
The possibility of a North-South European corridor connecting the Black and Aegean Seas with Lithuania might be closer than we think. Lithuania’s deputy transport minister Julius Skačkauskas and Polish transport minister Andrzej Adamczyk discussed how...Read more
A solution for Ukrainian grain exports might be in sight
Ukraine’s struggle to export tons of grain and other agricultural products might be close to a potential resolution. On 8 June, a Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Turkey to discuss...Read more
Azerbaijan Railways and ÖBB strive to develop Eurasian multimodal rail
A delegation of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) met ÖBB’s Chairman and CEO Andreas Mattä on Tuesday, 10 May and signed an MoU to highlight the role of multimodal transport in strengthening economic ties between the two...Read more
Black Sea-Baltic corridor: Lithuania and Turkey one step from realising it
The Lithuanian and Turkish railways are very close to sealing a collaboration to transport semi-trailers between the two countries. The aim is to utilise existing services and link Istanbul to Chernomorsk in Ukraine and further...Read more
Maersk links the Far East to the Black Sea by rail
Maersk introduced another intermodal service across the Trans-Siberian route connecting the Russian Far East with the Black Sea. Specifically, the new service called AE77 links the VSC Terminal in Vostochny with the NUTEP Terminal at...Read more
Black Sea to Baltic: how far is it from being realised?
Two months after the initial proposal for an intermodal corridor extending from the Black Sea to the Baltic, the situation looks more concrete than a vague suggestion. The possibilities concerning the corridor’s establishment are favourable...Read more