New Silk Road via Russia grows by 35% this year
Rail freight volumes between China and Europe via Russia has grown by 35 per cent since the beginning of the year, compared to the same period last year. From January to May 2020, the total...Read more
Cortanovci tunnel on Belgrade-Budapest line excavated
The excavation work of the Cortanovci tunnel on the Belgrade-Budapest railway line has been completed. This vital new railway link connects Hungary and Serbia. The tunnel lies on the Stara Pazova-Novi Sad section of the...Read more
More containers on transit through Russia despite pandemic
Despite the negative impact of the pandemic on the global economy, Russia saw an increase in container transit volumes in 2020. In the first five months of this year, 278 thousand containers moved on transit...Read more
New Silk Road carries another medical train, this time to Paris
A block train loaded with medical equipment has left the Chinese province of Jiangxi today, 4 June, headed for Paris. The service is organised by Russian Railways, SNCF Forwardis, COSCO Group and JSC UTLC ERA,...Read more
Russia develops rolling highway to Kaliningrad
The fact that Kaliningrad Region is cut off from mainland Russia is not an obstacle for the logistics companies. The semi-exclave has a well-developed network of container trains and multimodal connections. Now it is the...Read more
First shipment of frozen poultry on rail from Russia to China
A new type of freight is running from Russia to China by rail. The first batch of frozen poultry has been shipped from the Selyatino terminal in the Moscow Region to the Chinese city of...Read more
Russia reduces empty container rate by up to 40%
Russian Railways has reduced the rates for transiting empty 40- and 45-foot universal containers from third countries to China by up to 40 per cent. This was decided by the management board of the Russian...Read more
Russian Railways digs out Čortanovci tunnel on Belgrade-Budapest line
RZD International LLC, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, has finished excavating the right section of the Čortanovci tunnel in Serbia. This 1086-metre long tunnel is located on the Stara Pazova-Novi Sad railway section, which is...Read more
Russia stops work on vital railway project Iran
Russian Railways has stopped its infrastructure activities in Iran. It made this announcement today, 2 April. Its subsidiary RZD International was working on the electrification of the vital Garmsar – Inche Bourun railway line. This...Read more
Shippers in Russia resort to digital document during corona crisis
A lot more shippers have used electronic transportation documents in Russia since the beginning of this month. Of all documents, 75 per cent was processed electronically. This was reported by Russian Railways. The state-owned company...Read more
Follow the first fresh food container though Russia
The first test shipment of fresh goods on transit through Russia has crossed the border with Russia, and is now on its way to Kazakhstan. This was reported by Russian Railways on Friday. The crossing...Read more
Containerised bulk and liquids gain popularity on China-Russia route
Electronics, car parts or fast-moving consumer goods have already become common good on container trains between China and Russia. In order to increase and improve rail freight traffic between the countries, logistics companies are looking...Read moreRussian Railways jumps in to battle coronavirus
Russian Railways has established a dedicated support unit to battle the coronavirus and ensure continuity of the rail freight operations. The unit is called Headquarters, and it willprovide operational support to shippers and coordination to...Read more
FESCO extends intermodal footprint with purchase Russian Troika
FESCO Group has purchased a stake of 25 per cent plus one share in the intermodal operator Russian Troika. The deal valued at around 9 million euros was concluded with Russian Railways (RZD). As a...Read more
Russia suspends passenger trains to China, freight still runs
Russia has suspended passenger train traffic to China, starting from last midnight, Monday, 3 February. The decision is to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in China and the confirmation of the first two cases...Read moreFour ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road
The rail freight traffic between China and Europe is growing year by year. The logistics companies compete for every customer and every container. Therefore, they are constantly improving their service. What measures are they doing...Read more
Russia sees more trains in seaports than year before
Russia witnessed a surge of rail transport to its ports in 2019, despite the general slowdown of rail freight in the same year. Loading volumes to seaports on the railway network owned by Russian Railways...Read more
Russia wants to connect China and Norway via Kaliningrad
Russian Railways (RZD) intends to launch a multimodal service from China to Norway and back. The rail freight connections via Russia will be combined with shipping lines on the Baltic and Northern seas. In this...Read more
Hamburg part of Japan – Europe multimodal route
Hamburg, an important intermodal hub of Germany, has become a part of the Japan/South Korea – Europe multimodal route. In November RZD Logistics performed the first delivery from the German city to the Japanese seaport...Read more