EBRD lays eyes on rail investments in Kazakhstan and the Middle Corridor
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning to invest over 100 million euros in state-owned rail operator Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ).Read more
New four-country partnership brings the Middle Corridor to Europe
The transport ministers of Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Hungary established a quadrilateral coordination council and a rail transport working group. They aim to jointly invest in and develop rail infrastructure, focusing on freight transport. As...Read more
ADY Container goes beyond borders and adds vessel on Black Sea
ADY Container, the Azerbaijani railway company, has added a second vessel to ship cargo across the Black Sea. The vessel sails between the Georgian Port of Batumi and the Romanian port of Constanta and will...Read more
New line Constanta-Budapest speeds up delivery from Guiyang
The railway line from the Romanian port of Constanta to the Hungarian capital Budapest opened in early June, operated by Grampet Group. The opening was a fact with the first shipment from Guiyang in China...Read more
First Kazakhstan-Turkey train via Iran, how can it help Eurasian rail?
The first train service transiting from Kazakhstan to Turkey via Iran is already transiting. The train departed from Pavlodar in Kazakhstan a week ago and reached Tehran in Iran on 19 June, after passing through...Read more
4 months of war and sanctions – an assessment of the alternatives
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, rail operators have looked for alternative routes between Europe and China. Nearly four months ahead, these routes have been established. We ask one of the key players,...Read more
A high-speed line from Bulgaria to Istanbul, also for freight
Turkey has come one step closer to having a high-speed railway link from Istanbul to the border with Bulgaria. The Halkalı – Kapikule project, which is scheduled to be completed this year, saw the first...Read more
RailBridge Cargo opens 2 new routes via Caspian Sea: ‘demand is huge’
In response to the growing demand for Eurasian traffic via the Middle Corridor, RailBridge Cargo has added a third and fourth option to its portfolio in three months. It is offering space on the blocktrain...Read more
Maersk revamps Middle Corridor service and calls customers to use open capacity
Maersk has also joined the Middle Corridor game with a new, improved rail freight service. The global logistics company implements a rail solution that bundles cargo from multiple Chinese locations and dispatches them to Europe...Read more
Middle Corridor set to double traffic and sixfold volumes in 2022
The growing transport demand through the Middle Corridor and the new services launched provide a positive outlook for 2022. A general meeting of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) association forecasted a doubling of container...Read more
Azerbaijan Railways and ÖBB strive to develop Eurasian multimodal rail
A delegation of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) met ÖBB’s Chairman and CEO Andreas Mattä on Tuesday, 10 May and signed an MoU to highlight the role of multimodal transport in strengthening economic ties between the two...Read more
Turkey with chances to strengthen Middle Corridor’s multimodality
Turkey has a master plan to “breathe fresh air in Black Sea connections and become a Middle Corridor superpower”. Investing in and developing rail freight is a step toward growing the Middle Corridor. However, “focusing...Read more
Nurminen Logistics dispatched first Middle Corridor train
Finnish logistics company Nurminen commenced its Middle Corridor rail freight services on 10 May. Nurminen dispatched the first westbound train from Chongqing in China, heading to Central Europe. This new service is organised in cooperation...Read more
DP World kicks off construction of new multimodal terminal in Romania
A new multimodal logistics terminal in Aiud, Romania, is in the pipeline. DP World started the construction stage on Wednesday, 4 May. Located in the region of Transylvania, the terminal “will perform a key role...Read more
CEVA Logistics in the Middle Corridor with weekly departures
CEVA Logistics is the latest addition to a series of companies entering the MIddle Corridor to transit between China-Europe. WIth a new service connecting Xi’an to Duisburg, the logistics specialist company will offer weekly departures...Read moreMiddle Corridor traffic rises again, new services to come
Container transportation on the Middle Corridor increased by 28 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, compared with the same three months last year. This is according to Ady Container, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan...Read more
From Norway to China by rail, now via the Caspian Sea
This May, the South China Railway Express will be extended to the port of Narvik in northern Norway. This multimodal service is an integration of existing routes, namely the Middle Corridor across the Caspian and...Read more
China to the port of Poti: ‘we could make it in 20 days’
The Middle Corridor may be seen as a lengthy route with many hurdles, but this company has established a record transit time already. As one of the first companies to be using the Middle Corridor,...Read more
‘Look for other routes, Kazakhstan at risk of sanctions too’
Kazakhstan may be seen as the country that links Europe and China in whatever way possible, but this should not be taken for granted. Kazakhstan may be subject to sanctions too, is the worry among...Read more