The price of the China-Europe Express train has surged again. This is after a short, calm period in March, as a result of the Chinese Spring Festival. However, the Suez Canal blockade ushered in another...Read more
The developer of the East-West Gate (EWG) intermodal terminal, being built in Hungary and the Kazakh EuroTransit Group, which operates several terminals on the Kazakh-Chinese border, will cooperate in providing a fast and reliable transport...Read more
The New Silk Road may connect countries, but it does not necessarily connect people. In China, companies seem to find it difficult to find a reliable partner in Europe, and in Europe it is often...Read more
Since the start of April, the Frankfurt region of Germany is connected to the New Silk Road. A train from the Chinese provincial capital Jinan arrived for the first time at the Contargo container terminal...Read more
MSC has launched a new intermodal service between Europe and Asia combining rail and sea freight. The service was launched on Monday 12 April. It departs from China, Korea and Japan to Europe via the...Read more
While the railway industry unfolds its potential during the ongoing pandemic, the Suez crisis puts it to another rigorous test of resilience. Speaking on how to tackle the instability of the freight market, New Silk...Read more
The origins of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) date back to 2013. The project started with the intention to connect 71 countries from Asia, Europe and Africa through investments, trade, and multilateral or bilateral...Read more
After continued price increases of rail freight between China and Europe, rates are finally returning back to normal levels. In some cases, the freight rates of some routes were even comparable to those of ocean...Read more
DB Cargo Eurasia has launched a new multimodal route from Xi’an to Helsinki via the port of Kaliningrad. It is the first route to Finland including a sea leg; until now the two countries were...Read more
A digital meeting place for those who are hiring or wish to be hired along the New Silk Road. That is in short the Platform for the Transport and Logistics Career Center, developed by UTLC...Read more
Rail is the grand winner of 2020. That is of course what rail operators say, but it is also what logistics companies offering multiple solutions claim. An example is RailBridgeCargo, which offers rail as part...Read more
Nippon Express has launched a new regular service from Suzhou, in eastern China. Once per week a train departs to Europe, stopping in the Polish hub of Malaszewicze and the German nodes Hamburg and Duisburg....Read more
A huge amount of cargo is waiting in China to be shipped out to Europe. Trains are running as much as the network allows, but there are limitations. In the meanwhile, with many European countries...Read more
Railway developments in Central Asia have made the headlines several times recently, with Pakistan and Uzbekistan playing a central role. Once more, they are the leading players of a potential railway connection, this time between...Read more
Every year the end of Chinese New Year is the start of rising volumes and demand for rail freight services between Europe and China. Last year this was coupled with the pandemic, which had paralysed...Read more
The number of freight trains that departed China Russia and Europe increased by 50 per cent in 2020. However, this increase was mostly due to the significant growth in volumes to Russia; traffic to Europe...Read more
One year ago, China witnessed the outbreak of the coronavirus, just days before Chinese New Year, the biggest festival of the year. Trains were cancelled and trucks stopped moving; the impact of the rail freight...Read more
Rail freight volumes between Turkey and Iran should reach a million tonnes in 2021, according to the Turkish ministry of transport and infrastructure. In a recent meeting with Iranian counterparts, a new era for the...Read more
