MSC acquires French forwarder extending Eurasian rail network
MSC is officially ready to acquire the majority shares of French freight forwarder Clasquin. The two parties have agreed on the specifics of the transfer…
INTERVIEW
‘Rail is again an effective alternative for Eurasian transport’
All the more companies are identifying the same trend in Eurasian transport. With sea transport currently strained due to the situation in the Red Sea,…
INTERVIEW
‘Companies placing their solutions in niche markets will lead the Silk Road’
The Eurasian transport market is changing; that is a fact. Supply chain disruptions can be inevitable, and the market needs to adjust to them and…
China and Russia aim to develop more fixed timetable trains
Liu Zhenfang, the chairman of China Railway, met with Oleg Belozyorov, CEO of Russian Railways, on 28 April. One of the meeting’s most significant outcomes…
These Silk Road product trends might be worth your attention
Endless lines of text have been written in the past months to analyse and assess the development of Eurasian rail transport. The drop in Silk…
6,000 China-Europe trains via Khorgos mark important milestone
On Monday, 8 November, a train leaving the Khorgos dry port in Kazakhastan marked the 6,000 train trip through this border point in 2022. The…
Can Chinese industrial investments in Europe shift the Silk Road landscape?
In early September, the Chinese battery manufacturer company CATL sealed the building and development of its own factory in Debrecen, Hungary. CATL’s investment project is…
Electric cars on Eurasian rail? China seems ready to do it
New Energy Vehicles, including electric cars, could probably become the protagonists in Eurasian rail freight transport soon. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce revealed a new…
INFOGRAPHIC
What do the numbers tell us for Poland-China traffic in 2022?
Following the war in Ukraine and the diversification of Silk Road routes, the Silk Road volumes have presented stagnation, with growth rates for the first…