Belarus to build new intermodal terminal
In 2020 Belarusian Railway will start the construction of a new intermodal terminal for handling products transported between China and the EU. It will be located at the Great Stone Industrial Park, a joint Chinese-Belarusian...Read more
DB Cargo sets new goal on New Silk Road: 100,000 TEU in 2020
DB Cargo intends to increase container traffic between Europe and China in the coming years. The German rail freight operator has set a goal of carrying 100,000 TEU on the New Silk Road in 2020. DB...Read more
Maersk and TransContainer deliver Chinese cars to Russia by rail
TransContainer and Maersk have launched a new container train between China and Russia. It connects the Chinese city of Dalian, Liaoning Province, with the Russian town of Vorotynsk, Kaluga region. The new service is focused...Read more
New multimodal route from South Korea to Europe tested
Russian companies RZD Logistics and FESCO have tested a new multimodal route to the Republic of Korea. It combines three modes of transportation: shipping, railway and lorry. The new route connects the country with the...Read more
Fresh Norwegian salmon on the train to China
By the end of this year fresh salmon from Norway will be transported to China by rail. This will be done through Russia, which now permits the transit of previously sanctioned products through its territory....Read more
Containers in Duisburg: slight drop to Scandinavia, stable to China
In the first half of 2019, Duisburg intermodal terminal witnessed slight drop in container traffic compared to the same period of the previous year. This was caused mainly by the lower Scandinavian volumes. The container...Read more
UTLC ERA reduces delivery time Dostyk-Brest to 5 days
UTLC ERA has reduced delivery times on the New Silk Road. The logistics company now transfers containers from Dostyk on the Chinese-Kazakh border to Brest on the Belarusian-Polish border in 5 days and even in...Read more
Hupac launches Milan-Xi’an container train
Swiss intermodal transport operator Hupac has launched a new rail freight service to China. It links Milan with Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi province. The connection is organised in partnership with Xi’an International Port Area Haidebang...Read more
Russia forms new rules for electronic seals transit goods
The government of Russia will develop the requirements for electronic seals to be used for transit goods from the EU to China. The new legislation should be composed by the end of July. The use of...Read more
Lifted 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
China launches new container train to Belarus
China has launched a new container service to Europe. The first train departed from the CRRC Logistics Base in Zhuzhou on 1 July. After a journey of 13 days it is expected to arrive in...Read more
Russia lifts ban on transit of sanctioned EU products by rail
Russia has lifted the ban on transit traffic for a range of products that were previously sanctioned. This includes agricultural products and foodstuffs. The measure is effective per 1 July, subjective to certain conditions. This...Read moreRussian 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 China-Europe via port of Rostock
A new multimodal route on the New Silk Road was born at the Transport Logistics Trade Fair 2019 held in Munich last week. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Italian terminal of Verona,...Read more
‘Central Europe needs more direct routes to China’
The intermodal terminal in Duisburg is an important hub for all of Europe. The vast majority of the container trains from China to the EU run via Duisport. The Austrian freight operator Rail Cargo Group...Read more
New Silk Road could surge to million TEU in 2025, but with subsidies
Ideally, the Eurasian rail cargo volume could increase to a million TEU in 2025. However, this forecast highly depends on the continuation of the Chinese subsidies. If this financial support for rail freight traffic on...Read more