The Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Turkish Pasifik Eurasia have partnered up on the New Silk Road, establishing the Turkish Köseköy terminal nearby Istanbul as a new hub. Specifically, RCG will transport cargo between...Read more
On 10 May, Tilburg acquired a new block train service connecting it with Nanjing in China. The first journey started from Nanjing Yaohua Gate Station and is expected to arrive at the railway terminal owned...Read more
Maersk introduced another intermodal service across the Trans-Siberian route connecting the Russian Far East with the Black Sea. Specifically, the new service called AE77 links the VSC Terminal in Vostochny with the NUTEP Terminal at...Read more
As part of its European expansion program, RUSCON Group, a Russian container transport company, established its Dutch subsidiary Smartcontainer BV. The new company will provide logistics services to European shippers in cooperation with Delo Group...Read more
While the railway industry unfolds its potential during the ongoing pandemic, the Suez crisis puts it to another rigorous test of resilience. Speaking on how to tackle the instability of the freight market, New Silk...Read more
On 22 March, Rail Cargo Group’s second train originating from Ganzhou, China, departed with its destination being the company’s terminal in Budapest. The train’s journey will last between 15 and 18 days, reaching Europe during...Read more
The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) announced that it already reached its goal of 500,000 transported TEUs on the New Silk Road for the year. The amount concerns the...Read more
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
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the first coronavirus infection was detected, closes its train stations and airport for outgoing travelers. State media reported this on Wednesday. Wuhan is an important city on the New...Read more
The JSC United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC) witnessed a year-on-year growth of 84 per cent of rail freight volumes on the Brest-Altynkol corridor in the first nine months of this year. The corridor is...Read more
Measures must be taken to make Eurasian rail traffic more attractive, the Group of European TransEurasia Operators and Forwarders (GETO) believes. GETO expressed its concern at the 26th general assembly of the International Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian...Read more
The first extra-large container train was seen on route from Dostyk in Kazakhstan to Brest in Belarus last month. The ‘XL-train’ started its journey on the 28th of August, carrying eighty conventional railcars and 88 40ft...Read more
The Dedicated Freight Corridor programme in India, which could eventually help open up vital new rail freight trading links with Europe, is entering its next phase with plans for a domestic southern route.
India’s positioning on...Read more
