Is the revival of Eurasian rail freight short-lived?
Just as rail freight between China and Europe is reviving, the European market is seeing manufacturers closing its doors. This could lead to a decrease in export to China, and also import from China when...Read more
Fresh products on the way to Russia by train, finally
The first container of fresh salmon from the Netherlands is on his way by train to Russia, and ultimately China. This is a breakthrough, as it is the first test shipment of a product that...Read more
Rail freight Wuhan resumes after weeks of lockdown
Rail freight traffic to and from the Chinese city of Wuhan will resume this week after a suspension of more than seven weeks. The province of Hubei, of which it is the capital, was the...Read more
China-Europe train traffic back on track by 90%
Rail freight traffic between Europe and China has resumed by more than 90 per cent. Compared to the same period last year, the number of trains even increased. This was reported by the national development...Read more
Rail freight Wuhan suspended till end of February due to coronavirus
Rail freight traffic from the Chinese province of Hubei, with its capital Wuhan, has come to a standstill. Trains are not permitted to leave the province until the end of February. Rail freight traffic from...Read more
Serbia invests billions in railway lines to rest of Europe
The Serbian government has announced an investment of 3.5 billion Euros in its railway infrastructure. Various sections of the important railway lines to Hungary and Montenegro will be upgraded. The 3.5 billion is part of the...Read more
Rail freight jumps in to send relief materials for Coronavirus outbreak
Two logistics companies have decided to offer rail freight services for free to the Chinese city of Wuhan. This is meant for the transport of relief materials, needed to combat the large outbreak of the...Read more
Hazardous goods on the train from South Korea to Poland
TransContainer is in the process of shipping hazardous cargo in reefers from South Korea to Poland, making use of sea transport as well as the train. Avoiding China, where hazardous goods may not be transported...Read more
New state-of-the art terminal to boost Hungary-Ukraine rail freight
A state-of-the-art terminal is in the pipeline on the border between Hungary and Ukraine. It should become the new gateway of the New Silk Road, encouraging rail freight traffic on the route Hungary-Ukraine-Russia. If everything...Read more
Doubling of Silk Road trains from Eastern-Chinese province
The Chinese province of Anhui saw a doubling of freight trains departing in the direction of Europe in 2019. 368 China-Europe freight trains were operated last year, an increase of 102.2 per cent compared with...Read more
TEN-T and New Silk Road integration – top priority in 2020
Making TEN-T and New Silk Road work together, for nations and businesses large and small, could be the biggest challenge in the coming twelve months, said delegates from government and industry at the European Silk...Read more
Syria plans to join New Silk Road
After eight years of bloody civil war, the government of the Syrian Arab Republic wants to reconstruct the country’s infrastructure and recover its economy. One of the possible solutions could be cooperation with China. The...Read more
Will EU transit via Russia become possible in 2020?
Five months after lifting the ban on the transit of EU fresh products to third countries via Russia, transportation of this freight is still not possible. To change this, Russia should create clarity about the...Read more
Who do you call for the New Silk Road?
A call for co-ordination, made at the recent European Silk Road Summit in Venlo, the Netherlands, brought to mind a classic problem for international trade with continental Europe. As Henry Kissinger once said, “If I...Read more
‘Mega ships do not pair with New Silk Road trains’
The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) is not only the growing network of rail freight connections between Europe and China. It is the integration of maritime and land-based transportation and logistics routes between these continents....Read more
‘West invests more in Belt and Road than China’
The West, and Europe in particular, could be a little more confident towards China when it comes to investments made in the region marked by the New Silk Road. This is the conclusion of German...Read more