Management change: Konstantin Teterin is FELB’s new interim CEO
Uwe Leuschner and Jan Strassburg are not part of FELB anymore. They served as the company’s CEO and COO, respectively. Following a management change, Konstantin Teterin is FELB’s new interim CEO with a mission to...Read more
China-Europe express: St. Petersburg, the new hot transit hub
A new China-Europe connection commenced on 1 January, linking Xi’an in China with Mannheim in Germany. The direct train connection between the two destinations is unique because none of the traditional New Silk Road routes...Read more
New train from Chinese east coast to Hamburg, Duisburg
A new rail freight service has been launched from Guangzhou on the southeast coast of China, to the main port of Germany: Hamburg. The first train has just arrived in the German port, and the...Read more
St. Petersburg: the new Silk Road alternative gateway?
FELB launched a new service between St. Petersburg in Russia and Beijing in China. However, the service is multimodal, linking north European ports like Rotterdam, Duisburg or Hamburg with St. Petersburg before putting cargo on...Read moreFELB completes makeover with two more experts on board
FELB has attracted two more Silk Road experts after the appointment of Uew Leuschner as CEO earlier this year. Jan Rainer Strassburg has become the new COO, and Michael Fraberger the Head of Sales. Both...Read moreFELB makes rail greener by switching to Container 2.0
That rail is the more sustainable transport option we already knew. But did you know that it can become more sustainable by changing the container type? FELB has just proven this by using Container 2.0,...Read more
Suez blockage moves more companies to Eurasian rail freight
Germany based Fressnapf Group put its products on Eurasian rail tracks for the first time due to the Suez canal blockage. It commissioned a train from Linyi in China to Duisport in Germany. Duisport agency...Read more
Uwe Leuschner the new CEO of FELB
The rail freight operator FELB (Far East Land Bridge) has appointed Uwe Leuschner as its new CEO. Leuschner will concentrate on the strategical alignments of FELB Group, Business Development and International Relations. He previously worked...Read more
About the makeover of FELB, and its 5-year plan
Since 2007 the Far East Land Bridge has been connecting Europe, China and South Korea by rail. 2020 has been a year for profound changes, both for its corporate profile and its operations on the...Read more
Not containers, but wagons the latest purchase of FELB
The roles of the various parties involved along the New Silk Road have been blurred for a while, with a wide range of services provided by many of them. That having a fleet increases position...Read more
Blocktrains with sanctioned goods on rail this summer
After several test shipments, China-Europe rail transport of sanctioned goods through Russia will see regular blocktrains as soon as this summer. This was confirmed by FELB, an RZD Logistics-subsidiary during RailFreight Live on Friday 19...Read more
New Silk Road carries another medical train, this time to Paris
A block train loaded with medical equipment has left the Chinese province of Jiangxi today, 4 June, headed for Paris. The service is organised by Russian Railways, SNCF Forwardis, COSCO Group and JSC UTLC ERA,...Read moreAll you need to know about the new fresh route through Russia
Two journeys with sanctioned goods have already been tested on transit through Russian territory. On 21 March, the first train departed from Duisburg in the direction of Xi’an. A second shipment followed soon after. Drawing...Read moreA new China connection for Austria is on its way
For the first time, a train originating from Shenyang in the east of China, arrived in Enns, Austria on 1 April. It is the next phase in the successful cooperation between FELB and Sinotrans, which...Read moreRegular railway service on the route Dongguan-Vorsino
JSC RZD Logistics and Far East Land Bridge (FELB) have launched regular railway shipments from Dongguan (Guangdong province, China) to Vorsino (Kaluga region, Russia). Previously, the departure point of container trains from this province was...Read more
New rail freight service between Italy and China
Rail freight operator Far East Land Bridge (FELB) is set to launch a new service between the intermodal terminal of Melzo (Milan) and Chengdu (Southeastern China) on 26 January. The service will transport goods without...Read more
FELB to introduce railway service for banned goods via Middle Corridor
Far East Land Bridge (FELB) plans to launch a regular railway service between Poland and China via the Middle Corridor. This is a multimodal route using a combination of sea and rail connections. The operator...Read more