“On every container space, you can place four foldable containers. This saves 75 per cent of the space on a wagon. Just imagine how much space that is on an entire train”, said Hans Broekhuis...Read more
Digitilisation is what will bring the New Silk Road further, and 2022 could be the year of change. “Together with our partners and EAEU neighbours, we are on the brink of introducing a unified waybill....Read more
By the end of this year, a new terminal will be opened in Mostyska, the hub in the making on the Polish-Ukrainian border. “The opportunities are many. So many, that we may not be able...Read more
“The Belt and Road Initiative is about politics. If Poland wants to further consolidate its position on the New Silk Road, it needs government intervention and coordination.” This was said by Bartosz Baca, the managing...Read more
The first foundations have been laid for a new Metrans terminal in the Hungarian town of Zalaegerszeg. On Thursday 9 September, construction of the new hub officially started. The terminal is located on the transport...Read more
To a certain extent, the high sea freight rates and shortage of capacity have attracted more customers to the rails of the New Silk Road. When everything returns to normal, will the glory of the...Read more
If there is one thing we learnt during the pandemic, it is that the success of the New Silk Road does not rely on the Chinese subsidies, or any other subsidies for that matter. The...Read more
Russia is developing its Far Eastern ports as transhipments hubs on the New Silk Road. This is in response to declining volumes on the land route via Russia, caused by additional prevention and control measures...Read more
The second quarter of 2021 has been quite productive for DB Cargo Eurasia. The operator has launched five new connections between China-Europe, linking eight different destinations. Houma-Hamburg, Hefei-Wilhelmshaven, Xi’an-Paris, Nanjing-Tilburg and Xi’an-Tilburg are now part...Read more
China has fully reopened a major container terminal in Ningbo, one of the world’s busiest ports, after it was closed two weeks ago due to an employee’s corona infection. However, the impact is still felt...Read more
ANALYSIS – China could use the China-Europe train as a political pressure tool against Lithuania by suspending rail freight between the two countries. This was recently claimed by industry experts. How could the China-EU train...Read more
It is now more than two months since a new terminal at Dostyk was opened on the Chinese-Kazakh border. According to the operator, it is already handling three trains per day on average, and this...Read more
On 15 August, three persons were tested positive with COVID-19 in Alashankou, the Chinese side of the main border crossing with Kazakhstan. Cases of infection are alerting news in China and in some cases treated...Read more
Also this year, traffic on the New Silk Road rises despite all the challenges facing the global supply chain. In the first half of this year, 7,323 trains moved between China and Europe, according to...Read more
UPDATE – GDL’s strike in Germany ended yesterday night at 2 a.m. DB Cargo’s trains will be able to run again as soon as possible. However, the impact of the 190 grounded trains during the...Read more
The port authorities of Ningbo (China) shut down the Meishan container terminal on Wednesday and blocked all shipping traffic to and from the terminal until further notice. The Ningbo city government said that the terminal...Read more
Megahub Lehrte, the newly built and modern terminal in Hannover, Germany, received its first westbound train from China. The train was operated by RTSB and arrived in the hub on 7 August.Read more
FELB has attracted two more Silk Road experts after the appointment of Uew Leuschner as CEO earlier this year. Jan Rainer Strassburg has become the new COO, and Michael Fraberger the Head of Sales. Both...Read more
