Steady growth of rail freight volumes China
China’s rail freight volumes increased by 10.1 per cent year on year in October. The pace of growth accelerated from a rise of 9.7 per cent in September and 6.7 per cent in August. These figures...Read more
New multimodal route from China to Europe via port of Bronka
A new multimodal route on from China to Europe via the Russian port of Bronka will be launched in the first quarter of 2019. It combines rail transportation with vessel delivery. The route is developed...Read more
Latvia launches new rail freight link to China
A new rail freight service between the Latvian capital Riga and Xi’an in China was launched. The container train from Xi’an International Trade & Logistics Park arrived for the first time at the port of...Read more
Russian Railways launches container train from China to Moscow
RZD Logistics, subsidiary of Russian Railways, has launched a container service from the city of Zibo in Shandong province to Selyatino in Moscow region. The train will run via Mongolia and reach its final destination...Read more
Full-length container trains from Belarus to China expand
United Transport and Logistics Company Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) in cooperation with Belintertrans has developed a technology to form and forward full-length container trains from Belarus to China. A new waypoint is Lupolovo station,...Read more
PKP LHS to launch regular container train from Chengdu to Slawkow
Polish rail freight company PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa (PKP LHS) has signed an agreement with China Railway Tielong Specialised Container Logistics B.U. and China Communications and Transport Association on promoting and launching a regular container...Read more
Transmashholding to supply 107 postal railcars to Russian Post
Russian Post has signed an agreement with Tver Carriage Works, part of Transmashholding, and VTB Leasing for supplying and leasing 107 postal railcars valued at 3.7 billion Rubles (more than 49.1 million Euros). They will be...Read more
Dutch logistics hub Venlo adds railway route to China via Azerbaijan
The Dutch logistic hotspot in Venlo has two new train connections. Twice a week a train departs in the direction of China via the Middle Corridor, while another twice-a week service is launched to Mortara...Read more
EU disapproves of broad gauge extension Bratislava-Vienna
The European Commission objects to the plan that will see an extension of the broad gauge railway line from Slovakia to Austria. Meanwhile, the project is about to enter the next phase, moving closer towards...Read more
Dutch rail freight sector wants more support New Silk Road trade
Dutch rail freight parties involved with rail transport between Europe and China ask the government to be more supportive of rail freight between the Netherlands and China. At the moment, several railway companies are active...Read more
PKP Cargo: ‘New Silk Road is a priority for Poland’
Polish railway operator PKP Cargo is investing heavily in its services, responding to the growing volumes of rail freight traffic between Europe and Asia. About 250 million Euros per year is spent in what the...Read more
More than 1000 Volvo cars on New Silk Road in 2019
RZD Logistics will realise the transportation of Volvo cars from the factory in Chengdu, China to the Kaluga region in Russia. Until next year, 1,240 cars should be moved by train over the New Silk...Read more
Ukrainian Railways launches 5 new routes in 2018
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) witnessed a surge in container traffic of more than 40 per cent in the period January – July 2018. During the first seven months it transported 57,688 TEUs of cargo. The remarkable...Read more