Chengdu-St. Petersburg connect with direct train
On February 21, a train left Chengdu in China to travel towards St. Petersburg in Russia. It is the first train connecting the two destinations, with an approximate travelling time of thirteen days. Additionally, St....Read more
Is Chinese New Year the turning point for container shortage?
An end to the container shortage is in sight, according to figures of the Container Availability Index (CAx). With values of 0.34 for twenty footers and 0.37 for forty footers, Chinese New Year could be...Read more
Maersk and China Railway Jinan Group join forces on New Silk Road
Maersk and China Railway Jinan Bureau Group have agreed to work together in setting up a rail transportation network. To be more precise, the two sides hope to develop and operate the railway logistics hubs...Read more
Is the elimination of Chinese subsidies a good idea?
Over the past three years, China has been scaling down subsidies for train traffic between China and Europe. Financial support could not be more than 50 per cent of freight costs in 2018, no more...Read more
China presents freight train to break speed record with 350 kmph
A new record has been claimed for the fastest freight train in the world. The Chinese train manufacturer CRRC Tangshan presented its new bullet train, designed to carry cargo at a speed of 350 kilometers...Read more
Who profits from the soaring container prices?
“In all my years working in this industry, I have never seen anything this crazy”, says Osmo Lahtinen, the founder of the Finnish container leasing company OVL. The ‘crazy’ refers to the different situations in...Read more
DB Cargo Eurasia exploits the rail option to the UK
The new multimodal service of DB Cargo Eurasia between the UK and China may have arrived just in time. It could facilitate vaccine distribution next year, and with Brexit around the corner, the company expects...Read more
DB Cargo: in 2021 we want to ship dangerous goods to China
If there is one thing DB Cargo Eurasia GmbH wishes for in 2021, it is the permission to transport dangerous goods through China by rail. This is until now not possible, and the operator is...Read more
Train traffic from China to Europe suspended
Train traffic from China to the border with Kazakhstan and Mongolia has been suspended, with the exception of scheduled journeys. This suspension was already in place since 8 December and has not been extended till...Read more
Istanbul-Xi’an new freight train service
On 4 December a new China-bound train set off from Istanbul carrying 42 containers with domestic appliances. The new service is estimated to kick off Turkey’s export trade towards China and provide a faster route...Read more
Greek government calls for investments, railway still underdeveloped
In 2016 the Greek state agreed with Chinese shipping company Cosco it would purchase the majority of Port of Piraeus S.A shares. This agreement sealed the collaboration between the two countries, which began in 2012...Read more
New locomotive service point opened on Russia-China border
Russian Railways announced the opening of a new locomotive service point at the Zabaikalsk station. The service point will serve the repair and maintenance of diesel locomotives, including those operating on narrow-gauge in foreign trade....Read more
Container shortages on the New Silk Road, and possible solutions
Recently, the shortage of containers has become a source of frustration for the logistics industry. Due to the imbalance between China and Europe trade, a large number of containers is stranded in the European ports...Read more
New regular train route to Moscow from China
On 31 October, the first import container train from Nanchang in southeastern China rolled into the Bely Rast transport and logistics center in Moscow region. It includes 48 large-capacity containers with various equipment, shoes, fabrics, chandeliers, as...Read more
Interoperability and in-between destinations pivotal for EU-Asia connection
The implementation of a fully interoperable connection of the corridors between Eu-Asia is of priority. Additionally, the provision of technical knowledge to countries that are part of the New Silk Road, and the improvement of...Read more
How rail and air share the fast-growing pie in Liège
Nearly two years ago Alibaba made its choice for Liège as its first European logistics hubs. The warehouses are not there just yet, but construction has started on the premises of Liège Airport. As soon...Read more