FELB completes makeover with two more experts on board
FELB has attracted two more Silk Road experts after the appointment of Uew Leuschner as CEO earlier this year. Jan Rainer Strassburg has become the new COO, and Michael Fraberger the Head of Sales. Both...Read more
First Budapest-Xi’an eastbound train is on its way
The first Budapest-Xi’an return train departed on 21 July. It left from Budapest, the capital of Hungary, crossed the border with Ukraine through Zahony, and travelled through Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan before finally arriving in Xi’an....Read more
New Silk Road gamechanger: container promises 30 per cent extra capacity
Laude Smart Intermodal S.A has designed a new high-capacity container: the 40’ SBOT. The Polish logistics company has explicitly developed the container for transportation between China and Europe. Its primary characteristic concerns the increase of...Read more
Difficult times for Vietnam’s international trade
Vietnam is one of the rising stars when it comes to international trade. Many countries move their production sites from China to Vietnam. China, South Korea, Japan, the United States and the European Union are...Read more
Since Brexit, vessel ‘Anja’ brings China cargo via Kaliningrad to UK
Since the UK left the European Union, the China-UK route has found solid ground in Kaliningrad as a transhipment point. After the port of Immingham, vessels now take off to the port of Felistowe from...Read more
If Belarus becomes an issue, here is another alternative via Ukraine
The Zamość terminal near the Polish-Ukrainian border is to be expanded to respond to the growing number of Europe-China trains passing through this border. The expansion will take place in the third quarter of this...Read more
Helsinki the next Kaliningrad on the New Silk Road?
Helsinki is well positioned to become the next Eurasian gateway to Europe. If you ask Finnish operators on the New Silk Road, it is already fulfilling the role of a hub. With its close proximity...Read more
China-UK service via Kaliningrad to go eastbound
The latest UK service from Xi’an to the port of Immingham will become available for eastbound services. This was reported by Bahnoperator, the company providing railway traction on the European part of the journey. The...Read more
Hupac launches railway service for European chemicals to China
Hupac is setting up a new cross-border liquid cargo service between Europe and China. The rail freight line is specifically designed for the chemical industry in Europe and runs to the Chinese city of Lanzhou...Read more
PKP Cargo wants to turn Medyka into ‘new Malaszewicze’
PKP Cargo wants to turn Medyka on the Polish border with Ukraine into a Polish hub for Eurasian traffic. It is now operating two terminals, which will open up for container traffic this summer. The...Read more
Enthusiasm for new terminal on New Silk Road
The new terminal Dostyk TransTerminal at the China-Kazakhstan border crossing is proving to be successful. The first pilot shipments in the month of June showed good results, reported UTLC ERA, the largest operator in this...Read more
All of the Netherlands aboard the NL Express to China
Dutch logistics providers on the New Silk Road want to launch the NL Express: a dedicated train between the Netherlands and China with all players onboard. It is a cooperation between the companies that are...Read more
First China train arrives in Austrian city of Graz
The Austrian city of Graz is welcoming its first train from China this morning. A loaded block train with 41 40-foot containers filled with consumer items from Suzhou rolled into the Cargo Center Graz in...Read more
5 tips to book space on a train from China to Europe
The train between Europe and China is currently overbooked, and the chances that you miss out on a spot are high. However, if you are familiar with the process or with the parties involved, your...Read more
This week in RailFreight Live: first China edition
How to get shipping space on a train between China to Europe? In this week’s RailFreight Live, we talk about this and the latest developments on the New Silk Road with several Chinese experts. We...Read more
FESCO and GEFCO partner up to bring more cargo from Asia to Europe
Two large players in Eurasian transport, FESCO and GEFCO, have partnered up. Their aim is to jointly develop more multimodal solutions between Europe, Russia and South-East Asia. The new agreement also mentions transportation options to...Read moreForget about the Suez Canal, take the train from Helsinki to India
From mid-June, a new blocktrain will connect the Finnish capital of Helsinki and Nhava Sheva, the largest container port in India. It will run via the western wing of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC),...Read more
New China train from Nanjing rolls into GVT terminal of Tilburg
On Friday 4 June, the first train from Nanjing in China arrived in the Dutch hub of Tilburg. Under the presence of several officials, it rolled into the terminal of logistics company GVT in the...Read more
METRANS more than doubles New Silk Road traffic in 2020
In 2020, METRANS has increased the number of container trains travelling between Europe and China by 114 percent. This is despite the pandemic. According to the HHLA subsidiary, the coronavirus pandemic and resulting capacity bottlenecks...Read more