EU and China to analyse sustainable rail transport corridors
The EU and China will conduct a joint study on sustainable rail-based comprehensive transport corridors between Europe and China. This was agreed during a meeting of the EU-China Connectivity Platform on 8 April in Brussels....Read more
New Silk Road full of opportunities for the Netherlands
A delegation of the Dutch rail freight sector visited several Chinese hubs in a week-long trade mission to the Asian country last week. The Chinese Belt and Road initiative offers business opportunities to the Dutch...Read more
Door-to-door between Coevorden and China
A multimodal logistics solution is now offered between Coevorden in the north of the Netherlands and several destinations in China. Logistics provider Graaco offers a door-to-door service in both end destinations. Although the connection from...Read more
Italy signs deal with China for port investment
Italy joins the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. The countries concluded this in an agreement during a visit by the Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Rome. This includes investments in various ports. With these steps...Read more
First Xi’an – Prague container train arrives
The first container train from Xi’an in China to Prague in Czechia arrived in the European city on 10 March. The journey took 11 days and terminated at the Ceska Trebov Terminal. The new train service...Read more
Weekly service for Geely automotive parts China-Belarus
JSC RZD Logistics launched a weekly rail freight service transporting knock-down kits of automotive manufacturer Geely. The goods are delivered from Chengdu in China to the BelGee assembly factory in Belarus. The first train is...Read more
China expects 30 per cent rise of rail freight volumes by 2020
Chinese rail freight trains carried 4.02 billion tonnes of goods in 2018. Volumes grew by 9.1 per cent compared to the previous year. By 2020, China Railway plans to increase this figure up to 4.79...Read more
Rail freight between China and Russia to be inspected without train stop
Russian state corporation Ruselectronics has installed the country’s first stationary custom inspection complex for freight railcars. The new complex inspects the trains and containers on the Russian-Chinese border without stop, even when a train runs...Read more
‘Railway transport Europe-China could be simplified’
The Chinese government has called for increased optimalisation of existing cooperation mechanisms when it comes to transport between Europe and China. International railway transport procedures should be simplified, transit costs lowered and goods should be...Read more
Russian Railways sets historical record of transit containers
Transit container traffic on Russian Railways’ network has set a historical record and overcame a mark of 500 thousand TEUs from the beginning of the year. This figure will surpass 1 million TEUs per year...Read more
New rail freight service between Italy and China
Rail freight operator Far East Land Bridge (FELB) is set to launch a new service between the intermodal terminal of Melzo (Milan) and Chengdu (Southeastern China) on 26 January. The service will transport goods without...Read more
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