Dutch logistics firm GVT becomes BTT
The Dutch logistics company GVT has announced a name change. Its international forwarding business will operate under the name BTT Freight Management from January next year. This was revealed during the European Silk Road Summit...Read more
New corridor Rotterdam-Rzepin starts this month
From the end of September, a new intermodal connection will run between the port of Rotterdam and Poland. Three times a week, a train will connect the Dutch port to the city of Rzepin, near...Read more
Tilburg to have railway link to Kaunas Intermodal Terminal
A new railway connection between Tilburg in the Netherlands and Kaunas in Lithuania is set to open next month. It will connect the GVT terminal in Tilburg with the Kaunas Intermodal Terminal, which was linked...Read more
All of the Netherlands aboard the NL Express to China
Dutch logistics providers on the New Silk Road want to launch the NL Express: a dedicated train between the Netherlands and China with all players onboard. It is a cooperation between the companies that are...Read more
New China train from Nanjing rolls into GVT terminal of Tilburg
On Friday 4 June, the first train from Nanjing in China arrived in the Dutch hub of Tilburg. Under the presence of several officials, it rolled into the terminal of logistics company GVT in the...Read more
Rail sector in the Netherlands joins forces to reach out to Chinese market
Since the extension of the New Silk Road to Tilburg in the Netherlands in 2016, rail transport between China and the Netherlands grows steadily and has become an important complementary logistics solution to air and...Read more
This system can load 50k non-cranable trailers in next 2-3 years
The non-cranable trailer market got a new possibility to opt for rail transport last week. In the GVT terminal of Tilburg, the Netherlands, a vertical loading technique was introduced. The first trains have already been...Read more
Non-craneable trailers on track for Tilburg-Rzepin line
A technique to transport non-craneable trailers by rail is now available for the train service between Tilburg in the Netherlands and Rzepin, in western Poland.Read moreLifted Russian ban on transit traffic: big advantage with many questions
Russia has lifted the ban on the transit of EU fresh products. What impact will the decision have on the European logistics industry? Which products are allowed for transportation via Russia? What requirements should the...Read more
Single digital document for all modalities on Tilburg-Rzepin corridor
Last week the Logistics Community Brabant launched the e-JointCorridor; a transport corridor where paperwork is digitalised from start to end destination. The route is between the Netherlands and Poland and applies to all modalities. The scheme...Read more
GVT and Port of Rotterdam extend cooperation Chinese rail partners
The Chengdu Europe Rail Express has proven to be the most successful rail freight service connecting Europe and China. It is the most frequent train connection with the widest radiation area and the most stable...Read more
New Silk Road full of opportunities for the Netherlands
A delegation of the Dutch rail freight sector visited several Chinese hubs in a week-long trade mission to the Asian country last week. The Chinese Belt and Road initiative offers business opportunities to the Dutch...Read more
Holland Pavilion in Chengdu, China to promote export by rail
The Chinese city of Chengdu has a Holland Pavilion from this week, a place where Dutch entrepreneurs can present their products to Chinese importers. The pavilion is set up by GVT and Chengdu International Railway...Read more
First train Changsha-Tilburg hits the tracks
On Friday a train consisting of 41 40-foot containers with consumer goods such as clothes, accessories, office supplies departed from Changsha in China on its way to Tilburg in the Netherlands. Here, it should arrive...Read more
Second edition of the New Silk Road Congress in the Netherlands
In less than two months, the second edition of the New Silk Road Congress takes place in the Dutch city of Tilburg. On 27 September, Het Patronaat will host shippers, logistics providers, lawyers, operators and...Read more