One step closer to multimodal route Turkey-Ukraine-Poland
A new multimodal route Turkey-Ukraine-Poland is in the pipeline. On 24 December, the Ukrainian Railway Transport Service Center “Liski” signed a memorandum of cooperation with Ukrferry and FerriPlus to establish this route. It will open...Read more
DB Cargo: in 2021 we want to ship dangerous goods to China
If there is one thing DB Cargo Eurasia GmbH wishes for in 2021, it is the permission to transport dangerous goods through China by rail. This is until now not possible, and the operator is...Read more
Train traffic from China to Europe suspended
Train traffic from China to the border with Kazakhstan and Mongolia has been suspended, with the exception of scheduled journeys. This suspension was already in place since 8 December and has not been extended till...Read more
This is what Europeans want from the New Silk Road
“Connections by rail to the rest of Europe, that is what Europeans want from the New Silk Road”, says Martin Koubek, Director of METRANS Silk Road. This is his take on the European perspective of...Read more
The dominant role of agents on the New Silk Road: helpful or not?
Agents are active players in organising rail transport between China and Europe. They assist the Chinese platform companies in coordinating overseas operation, container storage, customs documentation, pre-carriage, on-carriage and even forwarding. However, what started as...Read more
New regular train route to Moscow from China
On 31 October, the first import container train from Nanchang in southeastern China rolled into the Bely Rast transport and logistics center in Moscow region. It includes 48 large-capacity containers with various equipment, shoes, fabrics, chandeliers, as...Read more
Meet your Silk Road partner online from next week
Train traffic between Europe and China has proven to be the most resilient transport modality during the ongoing pandemic. The New Silk Road is shock proof! This is the main theme of the European Silk...Read more
Full to Europe, empty to China; if the container returns at all
The shipping containers departing from China to Europe are basically full, while a considerable part of the shipping containers returning to China from Europe are empty. The return of the box to China cannot be...Read more
Big shout out to European wood log industry, need for more transport to meet rising demand
The transport of softwood logs from Europe to China is calling for expertise in container rental, container trucking and fumigation processes in Europe. Due to the increasing demand and disrupted transportation by sea during the...Read more
Not containers, but wagons the latest purchase of FELB
The roles of the various parties involved along the New Silk Road have been blurred for a while, with a wide range of services provided by many of them. That having a fleet increases position...Read moreWhy irregular trains on the New Silk Road do more harm than good
In 2019 the customised, irregular train service from China to Europe made up more than 30 per cent of the total number. This went up to an even higher percentage in 2020. The customised train...Read more
Altynkol – Kaliningrad – Hamburg: regular and regardless of demand
UTLC ERA and Belintertrans Germany have started a regular multimodal service on the Altynkol – Kaliningrad – Hamburg route. It has a transit time of between 12-14 days, and runs regardless of the volumes on...Read more
New train via eastern-most border crossing Russia-China
This week the first container train from Liaoning province (China) arrives in the brand new terminal and logistics center ‘Beliy Rast’ in Moscow Region. The train used the border-crossing point Suifenhe/Grodekovo, which is on the...Read more
First completely digital shipment from China to Belarus
The first completely digitised container shipment between Asia and Europe arrived. It was a shipment from China to Belarus. It is part of the INTERTRAN project, which aims for effective digital interaction between railway, seaports...Read more
A new provincial platform company in China for New Silk Road connections
This week, Jiangsu International Rail Freight Express was established in Jiangsu, China. It marks the first provincial platform company to enter the New Silk Road. Until now, platforms were only established on a city level....Read more
How rail from Italy to China became the ideal mode for fashion
The New Silk Road offers Italy new opportunities for economic and commercial development. In particular, Italy is directly involved in the project with its ports of Venice, Trieste and Genoa. These represent important terminals for...Read more