Russian Railways (RZD) hopes for a successful 2024, which is expected to be achieved by the increase in the volume of cargo loading as well as the improvement of other key indicators of the company’s...Read more
Rail freight volumes moved between China and Russia through the Far East increased by 22 per cent in the first ten months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, as Russian Railways (RZD)...Read more
The Russian rail freight sector is steadily growing this year thanks to its almost complete re-orientation in the Eastern direction and the ongoing adaptation of Russian economics from the sanctions and their consequences.Read more
Rail freight volumes between China and Russia are continuing to increase. Over the first nine months of 2023, more than 128 million tons were transported via rail between the two countries. This signals a 51.5...Read more
China-Europe rail freight volumes seem to have increased by 30 per cent for the first half of the year, reaching 936,000 TEU. In terms of operated trains, the number has increased by 16 per cent...Read more
Rail freight traffic between China and Russia will be impacted by the new list of EU sanctions, be it indirectly. This is what industry professionals told RailFreight.com. New sanctions were announced by the EU Commission...Read more
The e-commerce trade volume between China and Russia is expected to increase by 25-35 per cent this year. As one of the highly time-sensitive goods, e-commerce cargo creates a higher demand for efficient logistic solutions....Read more
ANALYSISFesco signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement for cross-border intermodal transport with China National Chemical Engineering Company (CNCEC). The quadripartite agreement also includes Heilongjiang Transportation Investment Group and Xinjiang Energy Group. China National Chemical Engineering...Read more
RZD has launched its first direct refrigerated container service from Moscow to Xi’an. The first convoy departed on 21 April, loaded with meat and agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, and is expected to run...Read more
The Sino-Russian Suifenhe border crossing inear Vladivostok may usher in a 24-hour customs clearance. This was recently discussed by the authorities of Suifenhe and the Russian counterpart Primorsky Krai, with the intention to further facilitate...Read more
The Eurasian Agroexpress project, officially launched in 2022 by member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), is here to stay and expand. In its first year of operation, the rail project scored sufficient numbers...Read more
Russian Railways confirmed their diversification plans for rail freight routes, which the market has seen as unfolding patterns for some months. Sanctions, however, are not the only underlying reason for their approach since, as the...Read more
The Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge over the Heilongjiang River connecting China and Russia is expected to become operative as early as this month. It is the first railway bridge linking China and Russia. The 7,194-meter-long bridge...Read more
“Russia will complete the reconstruction of 41 border ports by the end of 2024, including 22 ports in the Russian Far East, which is the largest port construction plan ever.” Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly...Read more
Rail freight traffic between China and Russia will soon have another border crossing to choose from. The railway bridge connecting Chinese Tongjiang with Nizhneleninskoye in Russia is to become operational in the coming months, with...Read more