The situation concerning Italy and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is getting hotter as the deadline to make a decision approaches. Over the weekend, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani said that...Read more
The Russia situation stresses out Chinese rail freight forwarders: China-Russia rail volumes are set to drop despite the recent monopoly. Together with Europe, the westbound rail freight business is facing its downturns. One cannot help...Read more
The ‘China plus one’ strategy has created a wave of production migration from China to Southeast Asia. Vietnam is one of the countries that benefit from this growing manufacturing switch. Rail freight forwarders are seeking...Read more
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) corridor is undergoing several changes that could improve its efficiency. The corridor’s road leg crossing Kyrgyzstan will shift, while an agreement between the Central Asian country and China could decrease waiting and...Read more
ADAMPOL S.A. has been transporting cars for 33 years. At first, car transport used to take place only via trucks. Nowadays, things are different since cars are transported on rails, double-stacked, in containers and even...Read more
The narrative surrounding Italy’s adhesion to the Belt and Road Initiative insists that it did not bring significant advantages for the country, since China did not significantly increase its investments there. However, the initiative did...Read more
The biblical disaster unfolding in China, with several people dead and massive destruction of infrastructure because of roaming typhoons, has somehow not disrupted Eurasian rail transport. According to reports from platform companies in China and...Read more
For some European importers, Christmas goods must be ordered before September if they are to be shipped via rail. Time is ticking, says Michaela Kralovicova, CEO of Infinity Forwarding in Slovakia, who believes that small-scale...Read more
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet US President Joe Biden in the White House on Thursday 27 July. One of the topics that will be discussed will be “closer transatlantic coordination regarding the People’s...Read more
The port of Chabahar is again becoming a core development point for the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). Russia, India and Iran plan more test shipments in the coming months that will include it. However,...Read more
ANALYSISThe race to acquire a place in global supply chains is intensifying, and Pakistan seems committed to getting a good position. The South Asian country is on track to launch two railway projects, which are...Read more
The situation concerning Italy and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched by China seems to interest more than just the two countries involved. The French government recently shared its views on the issue, claiming...Read more
The first phase of construction for a major railway project in Brazil, the FIOL railway, is finally underway. The first stone was laid in Ilhéus, on the Brazilian east coast. China Railway No.10 Construtora do...Read more
The intermodal corridor connecting China and Southeast Asia has increased its volume by 10.5 per cent this year, amounting to 424.000 TEU. The corridor, officially known as the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, connects inland...Read more
Despite Italy likely leaving the Belt and Road Initiative, rail freight services to China are on the rise. The Italian Society for Import and Export (SIIE), deployed its first blocktrain from Milan, in northern Italy,...Read more
INTERVIEWWhat would happen in the case of an escalated Taiwan crisis? Would the West impose sanctions on China just like it did on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine? And how would such a development...Read more
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that Italy and China can have a great relationship even if the agreement for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is not renewed. In addition, Meloni claimed that she...Read more
Cargo volume transited via the Middle Corridor doubled last year, with an estimated amount of 1,7 million tons. Furthermore, for the first five months of this year, cargo traffic via the Middle Corridor has increased...Read more
Vietnam has officially delivered its first batch of lychees to China via rail. The train left from Bac Giang in Vietnam and arrived in to the border city of Pingxiang in China on 15 June,...Read more
ANALYSISKazakhstan, like other Central Asian countries, is in a very delicate position. Geographically, politically, and economically, it is closely tied to Russia and China. However, while finding itself amid geopolitical and transport rearrangements, the country...Read more
HHLA and COSCO Shipping Port have finalised the acquisition of a 24,99 per cent share by the second at the Container Terminal Tollerort. The two parties signed the official agreement on Monday, 19 June, following...Read more