UPDATEUPDATE – The ban of Lithuanian Railways on transporting Belarusian fertilisers in compliance with US sanctions seems to spread like a virus in the Baltic countries. After Lithuania, Latvian companies also seem unwilling to undertake...Read more
Russia is currently building a fleet of new hydrogen-based freight locomotives, completely in line with the recently approved state strategy towards hydrogen energy in the Russian Federation. But only by building new locomotives the shift...Read more
A new China-Europe connection commenced on 1 January, linking Xi’an in China with Mannheim in Germany. The direct train connection between the two destinations is unique because none of the traditional New Silk Road routes...Read more
TransContainer acquired a second terminal to operate in the Zabaykalsk railway station on the Russian-Chinese border. The new terminal will complement the existing one. The acquisition results from Zabaykalsk’s strategic importance and a very successful...Read more
As another year passes by, the New Silk Road is still here stronger than ever. After surviving a global pandemic, overcoming supply chain crises and proving that rail is worthy of attention, the Silk Road...Read more
The geopolitical situation in the Caucasus between Armenia and Azerbaijan has hindered the development of rail links in the region. The rivalry between the two countries has also posed problems in developing international routes like...Read more
FELB launched a new service between St. Petersburg in Russia and Beijing in China. However, the service is multimodal, linking north European ports like Rotterdam, Duisburg or Hamburg with St. Petersburg before putting cargo on...Read more
Tuesday 26 October was an exciting day for TransContainer Europe and its partner VTG. 22.000 liters of water were filled in a flexitank at the DIT terminal in Duisburg, as part of a test shipment...Read more
RZD Logistics and the Russian Export Center organised the first Agroexpress train from Russia to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan. The train carried reefer containers with poultry meat and travelled between Tambov and Tashkent. The two companies...Read more
Transport volumes between mainland China and Russia have growth potential. The same applies to the volumes between Chinese and Russian Far East ports with an extension to rail. TransContainer aims to boost them even more...Read more
When the tracking seal for rail freight transit through Russia is applied at the Ukrainian border, eastbound traffic via this route can finally take off. This is the expectation of RTSB, which is an active...Read more
TransContainer puts rail at the forefront of intercontinental transport once again. This time it connected Korea to Poland via Russia and Ukraine. The new train service was launched in cooperation with Korean Pantos Logistics and...Read more
ANALYSIS – The development of the North-South International Transport Corridor connecting Russia with India via Iran is on hold. Many said that the missing link for its completion, in this case, is Iran and its...Read more
ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Group, together with its Russian logistics partner the Novik Group, launches a new weekly connection between Italy and Russia. The two-way service connects Milan with the Russian cities of Chernyakhovsk in Kaliningrad...Read more
The new direct rail freight service connecting Rotterdam with Moscow commenced on Thursday, 28 October. The ‘Moscow Shuttle’, as it is called, departed from the RSC Waalhaven terminal and will travel through Poland and Belarus...Read more
Russia is resuming the implementation of an ambitious railways project, which should connect the ports of the Pacific and Indian Oceans with the Northern Sea Route. The project was put on hold during the pandemic,...Read more
Rail freight volumes via the Trans-Siberian corridor could reach a million TEUs in 2023. That estimation is based on the current growth trends, which show that transit traffic through Russia is on the rise. In...Read more
Ruscon, which is part of Delo Group, has launched a direct rail freight service from Jinan (China) to Vorsino (Russia). The train passes through Mongolia and will depart once a month, for now.Read more
