Russia-Ukraine crisis: is this the armageddon of Europe-China rail?
ANALYSISScenarios around the consequences of an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine have come and gone lately. So far, Russia is not buckling under Western pressure while the US and EU are ready to impose...Read more
Double celebration in China: 50,000th train leaves to Europe
Right before China transitioned into the New Year according to its calendar, it saw another reason to celebrate. On 29 January the 50,000th China-Europe train embarked on its journey towards the west.Read more
Who will win the bet of Central Asia-India connectivity?
A few days ago, the presidents of four Central Asian countries met with India’s prime minister. They praised the transport and logistics possibilities between the countries, but unfortunately, no concrete plans were produced. Read more
Chinese New Year’s resolution: regular chemical train on the Silk Road
As soon as the Chinese New Year is over, a regular chemical train may be running on the New Silk Road. That is the plan of COSCO and VTG, which saw the first train arriving...Read more
Massive fraud at Kazakh-Chinese border
Kazachstan’s customs authorities have seen many dollars gone missing due to structural fraud at the border with China. This is according to the Kazakh president, who has ordered a revamp of the border authorities to...Read moreRail freight in Kazakhstan has ‘nothing to worry about’
Riots in Kazakhstan have come to an end and the situation is stable, just as it is on the railways. Railway traffic currently runs as usual, is the message of the national railway company Kazakhstan...Read more
Another Polish terminal planned to handle growing Silk Road traffic
The Polish provincial government of Lodz has given the green light to the construction of a new multimodal terminal in Karsznice and has submitted an application for EU funding. If funding is approved, a new...Read more
Corona concerns Ningbo are increasing, empty depots are closed
Concerns are mounting that a corona outbreak in the Chinese port city of Ningbo could lead to new logistics congestion. Maersk noted in an update that three out of five Ningbo’s container terminals border the...Read more
Chinese New Year, but Silk Road trains keep running
Today is the first day of Chinese New Year, and the start of a week-long holiday in China, also called Spring Festival. It is often described as the Christmas period but then in China, a...Read more
China-EU-US trade war worsens, is your export still allowed?
If you are active on the New Silk Road, you need to be aware of possible sanctions, as the list of sanctioned goods, persons and transactions is growing. Disagreements between China on the one hand,...Read more
BASF about New Silk Road: ‘to send 1 train, we need to take 440 pictures’
There are still many wishes on the list of BASF when it comes to chemical transport between Europe and China, and as long as there is no standardised approach to this segment of the industry,...Read more
New train from Chinese east coast to Hamburg, Duisburg
A new rail freight service has been launched from Guangzhou on the southeast coast of China, to the main port of Germany: Hamburg. The first train has just arrived in the German port, and the...Read more
8 takeaways from the European Silk Road Summit in Amsterdam
The quality of the New Silk Road should go up, the prices and transit time down. The subsidies are no longer needed, the route is already congested enough. These are just a few of the...Read more
China continues subsidies on New Silk Road next year
Chinese subsidies on the New Silk Road will continue to exist until 2023. This was decided by the Chinese government considering the ongoing pandemic, said Jacky Yan from New Silk Road Intermodal. However, 2022 is...Read more
This is the EU response to the Belt and Road Initiative
The European Commission will facilitate investments in infrastructure in Third World countries. Brussels is making some 300 billion euros available for this. This is part of the recently announced Global Gateway EU initiative.Read more
Are Turkey’s ‘muscles’ enough to place itself on the Eurasian map?
“You may have great muscles, but if your joints do not function properly, there is no point.” This metaphor was used by the CEO of Pasifik Eurasia, to describe the importance of junctions, or hubs...Read more
How rail traffic to Central Asia makes way for the China-Europe Express
Due to congestion at New Silk Road border crossings, Chinese National Railways issues one traffic stop after the other, but all came with the note ‘except for the China-Europe Express’. The only decision to stop...Read more
‘Geopolitical rivalry with US one of the reasons why China launched BRI’
While the political tension between the EU and China increases, the two markets seem to get closer economically, and this is all because of the New Silk Road. This contradiction was pointed out by Frans-Paul...Read more
Empty wagon train rolls through CIS countries with only electronic bill
A test shipment of empty cars using only electronic consignment notes has been carried on the broad gauge section of the New Silk Road. The train left Brest on 9 November, and made it to...Read more