HHLA lands in Ukraine to serve hinterland from port of Odessa
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has established its own intermodal company in Ukraine. The new Ukrainian Intermodal Company (UIC) offers container transport by rail between the Port of Odessa and important economic centres in...Read more
EU-China traffic via Belarus increased up to 1,6 times for January-September
More than half of the cargo volumes of Belarussian Railway was on transit between Europe and China this year. The railway company of the country transported more than 700,000 TEUs of cargo in the first...Read more
EU’s common goals but clear language for China
Transparency, sustainability, level playing field, and reciprocity: these four pillars define Maja Bakran Marcich’s point of view on the cooperation between Europe-China on the New Silk Road. “If BRI respects these principles, adheres to EU...Read more
Meet your Silk Road partner online from next week
Train traffic between Europe and China has proven to be the most resilient transport modality during the ongoing pandemic. The New Silk Road is shock proof! This is the main theme of the European Silk...Read more
Is it possible to transport vaccines for COVID-19 by rail?
Although Europe is making no move to buy Chinese vaccines, cooperation between China and Europe in the fight against the pandemic is inevitable, so are the large cross-border shipments of vaccines. However, while discussing the...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
Full to Europe, empty to China; if the container returns at all
The shipping containers departing from China to Europe are basically full, while a considerable part of the shipping containers returning to China from Europe are empty. The return of the box to China cannot be...Read more
UK wakes up to New Silk Road trade opportunities
Despite historical links going back a millennia, Britain has been slow to engage with the New Silk Road. Continental Europe has forged ahead, with dozens of trains every week linking ports and terminals all the...Read more
Who do you call for the New Silk Road?
A call for co-ordination, made at the recent European Silk Road Summit in Venlo, the Netherlands, brought to mind a classic problem for international trade with continental Europe. As Henry Kissinger once said, “If I...Read more
European Silk Road Summit programme complete
With the addition of Electrolux, Rail Cargo Group and the port of Zeebrugge the programme of the European Silk Road Summit is now complete. At this international two-day event, which takes place on 26 and...Read more
New Silk Road: thinking outside the state
The West misunderstands the significance of the Belt and Road Initiative. That is the view of award-winning professor Richard Griffiths of Leiden University in the Netherlands, also fellow of the International Institute for Asian Studies....Read more