Rail freight from Vietnam to Europe: are we there yet?
The ‘China plus one’ strategy has created a wave of production migration from China to Southeast Asia. Vietnam is one of the countries that benefit from this growing manufacturing switch. Rail freight forwarders are seeking...Read more
Untapped Mongolian coal will ship to China via rail
Mongolia has inaugurated a new railway line, connecting the world’s largest untapped coking and thermal coal mine with the Chinese border. The newly established railway starts from Tavan Tolgoi and terminates at Gashuun Sukhait, spanning...Read more
New China-Mongolia railway link enters construction stage
A new rail link connecting Mongolia and China is in the making. The line will connect the Mongolian border point Shivee Khuren and the Chinese border point Ceke. Construction started on 27 May and the...Read more
Mongolia met China, 2 more rail border crossing pending
NEW SILK ROAD China and Mongolia are about to open two additional rail border crossing for rail freight traffic. One is already under construction, while another one is still waiting for approval. This was discussed during the visit...Read moreBroad meets normal gauge at new border point China-Mongolia
Mongolia has opened a new railway line to the border with China. It connects Zongbayan to the border city of Khangi. Once the facilities are completed, this will provide a new, second border crossing for...Read moreChina’s route to Russia needs better rail, says minister
China and Mongolia want to improve their railway connections. The respective governments have signed cooperation agreements towards this aim this week. Rail between China and Mongolia was always a part of the BRI, but the...Read more
New Silk Road border closure recalled last minute
Rail freight traffic at the New Silk Road borders of China did not come to a standstill last week, contrary to what had been announced. In week 41, China Railways had released an official mandate...Read more
China Railways stops China-Europe trains for the first time
Railway traffic from China to Europe via the border crossings of both Alashankou and Erenhot has been halted. China Railways has released an official mandate to stop the loading of outgoing trains via these border...Read more
Significant increase in transit container shipping between China and Europe
Container shipping between China and Europe on Russian Railways’ infrastructure reached the amount of 50,800 TEU for September 2020. In comparison with the same period last year, the numbers increased up to 1.7 times. Simultaneously,...Read more
Direct container train between China and Ukraine
Ukraine has got the first direct rail freight service to China. It ran via Mongolia and Russia in spite of the Middle Corridor. This service was arranged by EU-Trans, a Kyiv-based freight forwarding provider. The...Read more
Belarus supports Mongolian freight train assembly plant
Mongolia and Belarus will collaborate in constructing a freight train assembly plant in Mongolia. This was agreed in a recent meeting between government representatives and reported by Mongolian media. The proposal came from Mongolia’s Minister of...Read moreFESCO launches new container train from China to Russia via Mongolia
FESCO has launched a new rail freight service between the Chinese city of Chongqing and Vorotynsk station in Kaluga region, Russia. The new link is entirely dedicated to the transportation of Chinese cars in containers....Read more
Russian Railways wants more transit containers from China via Mongolia
Russian Railways’ subsidiary RZD intends to increase the volume of containers running from China to Europe via Mongolia. To this end, the Russian company will modernise the rail infrastructure in the neighbouring country and supply...Read more
New multimodal route from China to Europe via port of Bronka
A new multimodal route on from China to Europe via the Russian port of Bronka will be launched in the first quarter of 2019. It combines rail transportation with vessel delivery. The route is developed...Read more
Russian Railways launches container train from China to Moscow
RZD Logistics, subsidiary of Russian Railways, has launched a container service from the city of Zibo in Shandong province to Selyatino in Moscow region. The train will run via Mongolia and reach its final destination...Read more