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
Nurminen Logistics has launched another rail freight service between Finland and China. This month, it will launch the first eastbound train to Zhengzhou from Helsinki. The same service will also run westwards, with the first...Read more
Following the The COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, individual players along the New Silk Road are presenting various initiatives to decarbonise transport and move more goods onto the rails. Among them is...Read more
ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Group, together with its Russian logistics partner the Novik Group, launches a new weekly connection between Italy and Russia. The two-way service connects Milan with the Russian cities of Chernyakhovsk in Kaliningrad...Read more
Rail freight traffic at the New Silk Road borders of China did not come to a standstill last week, contrary to what had been announced. In week 41, China Railways had released an official mandate...Read more
Ruscon, which is part of Delo Group, has launched a direct rail freight service from Jinan (China) to Vorsino (Russia). The train passes through Mongolia and will depart once a month, for now.Read more
A new, large logistics center is going to be built in Malaszewicze, the Polish border city and Europe’s main gateway on the New Silk Road. It is specifically designed to handle rail freight traffic between...Read more
Rail freight along the New Silk Road has proven its efficiency by keeping the supply chains running during the pandemic. The industry acquired a more reliable and resilient profile, but new concerns and opportunities emerge...Read more
A new terminal has been opened in Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave and a main transit hub on the New Silk Road. On 1st October, the new transport and logistics centre East-West in the town of...Read more
The city of Lodz in Poland is destined to be a logistics hub, and there are plenty of investment opportunities for those who want to be included. This was the main message of the city,...Read more
The terminal of Dobra on the border of Slovakia and Ukraine has a lot to offer, but only a few trains actually run through the border crossing. That is a pity, because there is no...Read more
Digitilisation is what will bring the New Silk Road further, and 2022 could be the year of change. “Together with our partners and EAEU neighbours, we are on the brink of introducing a unified waybill....Read more
By the end of this year, a new terminal will be opened in Mostyska, the hub in the making on the Polish-Ukrainian border. “The opportunities are many. So many, that we may not be able...Read more
“The Belt and Road Initiative is about politics. If Poland wants to further consolidate its position on the New Silk Road, it needs government intervention and coordination.” This was said by Bartosz Baca, the managing...Read more
The first foundations have been laid for a new Metrans terminal in the Hungarian town of Zalaegerszeg. On Thursday 9 September, construction of the new hub officially started. The terminal is located on the transport...Read more
To a certain extent, the high sea freight rates and shortage of capacity have attracted more customers to the rails of the New Silk Road. When everything returns to normal, will the glory of the...Read more
If there is one thing we learnt during the pandemic, it is that the success of the New Silk Road does not rely on the Chinese subsidies, or any other subsidies for that matter. The...Read more
Russia is developing its Far Eastern ports as transhipments hubs on the New Silk Road. This is in response to declining volumes on the land route via Russia, caused by additional prevention and control measures...Read more
China has fully reopened a major container terminal in Ningbo, one of the world’s busiest ports, after it was closed two weeks ago due to an employee’s corona infection. However, the impact is still felt...Read more
On 15 August, three persons were tested positive with COVID-19 in Alashankou, the Chinese side of the main border crossing with Kazakhstan. Cases of infection are alerting news in China and in some cases treated...Read more
Also this year, traffic on the New Silk Road rises despite all the challenges facing the global supply chain. In the first half of this year, 7,323 trains moved between China and Europe, according to...Read more