After two years of intensive lobbying for electric cars to be shipped by train in China, it is finally possible. From 17 September, finished vehicles could be transport to, from and through China by rail....Read more
New Energy Vehicles, including electric cars, could probably become the protagonists in Eurasian rail freight transport soon. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce revealed a new strategy to allow the long-awaited transport of electric vehicles via...Read more
TT Club freight insurance company says that overland transport, including rail, could attract more dangerous goods for long-distance intercontinental traffic. Despite being forbidden in the New Silk Road transport, lithium batteries could have chance onboarding...Read more
Three contractors have committed to the construction of fire extinguishing facilities and emergency roads at the five freight yards in the Rotterdam port area. These facilities must be in place on 1 January 2023, after...Read more
Waahaven South in the port of Rotterdam may continue operating with its current fire extinguishing system until 2023. A new, permanent solution is planned for February 2023. The terminal became available for shunting with dangerous...Read more
Hupac is setting up a new cross-border liquid cargo service between Europe and China. The rail freight line is specifically designed for the chemical industry in Europe and runs to the Chinese city of Lanzhou...Read more
Last year, the railway line crossing the Dutch West Braband province saw the transportation of 8,000 dangerous goods tank wagons. This yearly number may increase fivefold in the coming years-reaching 40,000. Municipalities in the region...Read more
With an increasing number of electric cars being produced in China, the demand for China-made electric vehicles in Europe is rising. This is all the more reason for transport companies to pressure the Chinese government...Read more
The chairman of Geely Holding Group, one of China’s largest car manufacturers, has made a claim to Chinese government to ‘finally lift the ban on transporting dangerous goods overland’. This ban is a major hurdle...Read more
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
Wascosa has developed a new tank wagon for acrylonitrile, a dangerous good. The newly developed wagon is setting new standards in terms of safety and wagon design. Hundred new wagons will be delivered by the...Read more
Russian companies FESCO Group and RZD Logistics have added a new branch to the Japan/South Korea – Europe multimodal route. The Chinese seaport of Qingdao has been linked to Vladivostok with the help of FESCO’s...Read more
Regulators in the Netherlands have agreed that under strict conditions, shunting wagons with hazardous substances are permitted again at Waalhaven Zuid, an emplacement yard in the port of Rotterdam. However, infrastructure manager said on Tuesday...Read more
TransContainer is in the process of shipping hazardous cargo in reefers from South Korea to Poland, making use of sea transport as well as the train. Avoiding China, where hazardous goods may not be transported...Read more
On 13 January 2020 ProRail carried out a fire extinguishing test at Waalhaven Zuid, an important shunting yard in the port of Rotterdam. This yard has been closed for freight trains transporting hazardous goods for...Read more
In the Estonian capital of Tallinn a plea has been made for a shift of dangerous goods from the railway to the road. The transport of this type of cargo through the densely populated city...Read more
The rail transport of dangerous goods between China and Europe will be permitted before the end of this year. The Chinese government is currently reconsidering the restrictions on this type of cargo, with the aim...Read more
New regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) has been formed. The new rules will go in effect on 1 January 2019. The new regulation includes revised classification codes, new packing...Read more
