Will you join us tomorrow at the Special Edition Summit?
EVENTIn a little more than 24 hours the special edition of the RailFreight Summit kicks off. This event, hosted in Brussels on Wednesday 6 April, is organised to discuss the current challenges on the New...Read more
E-queue system at China-Kazakhstan borders may cut transport costs in half
A new electronic queue system will be applied at Kazakhstan’s Nur-Zholy border point to ensure transparency in cross-border transport and curb customs corruption. “In this way, the cost of cargo transportation services at the China-Kazakhstan...Read more
How does the lockdown in Shanghai affect rail freight?
LOCKDOWNSFrom the early hours of 28 March, a lockdown is in place to control the Covid-19 epidemic in Shanghai. Shanghai’s Pudong and Paxi districts entered the lockdown with some time difference, while restrictions will be...Read more
Oldest logistics company in the world thinks Turkey is the place to be
Gebrüder Weiss, the oldest logistics company in the world, established in 1823, will expand its presence in Turkey with a new location at Mersin while laying its eyes on the Middle Corridor. Turkey, says the...Read more
Piraeus port: records, disbelief and a chance for more rail
The greek port of Piraeus recorded the highest revenues in its history and increased volumes turnover in 2021. At the same time, it faces court decisions ruling that expansion projects of previous years were illegal...Read moreMiddle Corridor unable to absorb northern volumes, opportunities still there
The Middle Corridor cannot meet all the volume and capacity demands resulting from the disruption of New Silk Road routes passing through Russia. “The corridor accounts for about 3-5 per cent of the total capacity...Read more
Nurminen Logistics joins the Middle Corridor
Finnish logistics company Nurminen Logistics and Kazakhstan Railways signed an agreement on commercialising the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor. The two parties plan to launch test trains through this route...Read more
Trains on New Silk Road now with little delay on the corridor
The New Silk Road may face turbulent times at the moment, there are also positive effects of the instability on the corridor. The congestion on the New Silk Road has seen an impressive drop, with...Read more
Second departure for China-Nepal railway service soon
A second train of the China-Nepal railway service will soon be launched. The train will depart from the Chinese province of Qinghai and arrive in the autonomous region of Tibet, where it will be picked...Read more
A bypass route to Duisburg: is this the new normal?
All roads lead to Duisburg, is what these logistics companies must have thought. The Dutch logistics firm Nunner and Chinese counterpart Tiedada have established a bypass route via Turkey for cargo from China to the...Read more
TransContainer signs pact to develop Eurasian transit transport
TransContainer has signed a three-party cooperation agreement with two Chinese companies, targeting the development of container transit traffic between China and Europe.Read more
Could China’s BRI interests help resolve the Ukraine-Russia crisis?
As the whole world closely watches the developments on the Ukraine-Russia frontier, the rail freight industry waits for China’s reaction to see how things will develop on the New Silk Road. The Chinese President Xi...Read more
Iran and Afghanistan want to extend shared rail connection to China
The Khaf-Herat railway line between Iran and Afghanistan could possibly extend towards China as part of the East-West railway corridor. Abbas Khatibi, the Deputy Transport and Urban Development Minister, stated that such a development could...Read more
How important is Ukraine on the New Silk Road?
Due to the Russian military attacks in Ukraine, rail freight on transit through the country is currently suspended. Freight trains running on the main China-Europe corridor – via Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus – run as...Read more
Ukraine-Russia war impact on rail freight
LIVE BLOGOn Thursday 24 February, Russian military forces launched attacks on multiple fronts in Ukraine, among others the cities Kramatorsk, Charkov, Odessa en Kiev. Some of these regions play an important role on the New Silk...Read more
Ukrainian Railways operate in emergency mode
The Ukrainian Railways have entered the emergency operation mode and coordinate all actions through their operational headquarters in collaboration with the government. The operational headquarters were established to ensure the continuation of services under the...Read more
Contargo starts off eastbound Valenciennes-China services
Contargo North France takes the next step and commences eastbound export services from its terminal in Valenciennes towards China. After a year of successful westbound connections, the container transport company feels confident to deploy the...Read more
Maersk launches third Far East-Europe intermodal service
Maersk launched a new intermodal service linking the Far East with Europe. AE66, as it’s named, complements the logistic provider’s existing AE19 and AE77 services, all using the Trans-Siberian route. With a sea-rail-sea profile, AE66...Read more
COSCO launches new rail connection China-Germany
COSCO has launched a new China-Europe train, connecting Qingdao on the east coast of China with Mannheim, a German logistics hotspot in the west of the country. The first train departed from Qingdao last Friday, 18...Read more