Railway traffic from China to Europe via the border crossings of both Alashankou and Erenhot has been halted. China Railways has released an official mandate to stop the loading of outgoing trains via these border...Read more
‘Container madness reaches ultimate heights’. ‘The war on international containers breaks through the walls’ and ‘Shipping container shortage is causing shipping costs to rise’. These are some of the headlines which you have probably seen...Read more
Every year the end of Chinese New Year is the start of rising volumes and demand for rail freight services between Europe and China. Last year this was coupled with the pandemic, which had paralysed...Read more
Among the ten schemes supported in the first round of UK’s Restoring Your Railway Fund, two have a rail freight element and one may help relieve the busiest mixed use main line in Europe. The...Read more
An imbalance in the number of westbound and eastbound trains, combined with record volumes of cargo between Europe and China. It is a recipe for congestion and delays. A lack of rolling stock, train cancellations...Read more
The main border between China and Kazakhstan has been congested since the start of June. By the end of the month, this had resulted in delays of two weeks for freight trains from China to...Read more
