Massive hike of freight volumes on New Silk Road
The rail freight volumes handled by UTLC ERA, the main operator on the broad gauge section of the New Silk Road, have grown exponentially this year. The volumes transported in Q1 of 2019 were 54...Read more
EU and China to analyse sustainable rail transport corridors
The EU and China will conduct a joint study on sustainable rail-based comprehensive transport corridors between Europe and China. This was agreed during a meeting of the EU-China Connectivity Platform on 8 April in Brussels....Read more
Invisible border Europe-China opens up with uniform legal regime
Until today rail freight traffic between Europe and Asia must cross an invisible border due to the existence of two different legal regimes. Where Europe applies the CIM Uniform Rules, Russia, China and other Asian...Read more
Porsche to ship cars to China via New Silk Road
Porsche will transport some of its car fleet destined for China per rail, starting this month. “After a successful test period, the transport of Porsches on the New Silk Road starts in April”, the company...Read more
Blockchain a realistic solution for rail freight
Blockchain is no longer a hype; it has become a realistic solution, also for the rail freight sector. How can the industry benefit from this new technology? Klara Paardenkooper will explain this in a workshop...Read more
Arctic fuel and withstanding -25° C: the reefer container
The demand for conditioned container transport is increasing, and so is the preference for environmentally friendly products. Unit45 understood these trends and developed the 45ft reefer container, the first in Europe to handle 33 europallets....Read more
200 more railcars for UTLC on New Silk Road
United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Railway Alliance (UTLC ERA) has purchased 200 railcars fitting 80-foot containers from Osipovichsky Plant of Mechanical Engineering (OPME). All units will be delivered by the end of April,...Read more
Kazakhstan moves more cargo by rail to China in 2018
Railway traffic between Kazakhstan and China saw a major rise in 2018. Especially eastbound traffic increased significantly, with more than 50 per cent. This is a positive milestone for Eurasian railway traffic, which has seen...Read more
EU: 2 billion for rail in Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova
Around 2 billion Euros will be spent by the EU to enhance the railway network in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. It is part of the plans to extend the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)...Read more
Belarus to open new railway border crossing with Poland
Belarusian Railway is to revive the Visoko-Litovsk/Czeremcha railway crossing on the Polish border. The abandoned facility is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of this year. The measure is in response to the increased...Read more
Poland to add new tracks near Małaszewicze terminal
Polish railway infrastructure manager PKP PLK plans to install additional broad gauge tracks at the Terespol border station in Poland. This will increase the capacity of the Terespol-Brest crossing to Belarus. Moreover, it alleviates pressure...Read moreEurasian rail traffic in 2018: heading to a million TEUs
Looking back at railway traffic between Europe and China this year, one could say that 2018 was a successful year. The volumes more than doubled, alternative routes grew in popularity, new multimodal options became operative...Read more
Nunner acquires stake in Chinese rail service provider Tiedada
Dutch logistics service provider Nunner has acquired a share in Tiedada, a Chinese fully digitized rail service provider. With the partnership they aim to make Tiedada the leading party on the New Silk Road. The Letter...Read more