Russian Railways calls the EU to lift sanctions claiming violations
SANCTIONSThe Russian Railways have proceeded with an official request to the European Union to lift sanctions concerning the company. RZD was among the first legal entities to enter EU sanction lists just days after the...Read more
RZD Logistics tests agro-trains between Kazakhstan and China
Since the year’s start, the Kazakhstan branch of RZD Logistics sent two dedicated trains with agricultural products to China. The two trains carried 124 40-foot containers from Bayserka station near Almaty to Wuwei in China’s...Read more
Russian Agroexpress launches first train to Uzbekistan
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
How the Russian route to China becomes a million-TEU corridor
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
Vladivostok and Europe connect via Finland Bridge
A new intermodal rail connection links Asian-Pacific ports with Finland via Vladivostok, the Russian far-east port. The Finland Bridge, as the new service is called, will be a frequent train connection with three to four...Read more
Missing link on the Russia-India corridor: will it ever be made?
The Iranian missing link on the railway corridor from Russia to India is likely to remain missing for a while longer. The government is not very decisive when it comes to building the railway line...Read more
First block train from Finland to India already on the move
The first container block train connecting Helsinki in Finland with the Nhava Sheva container port in India has already departed. It started on 21 June carrying 32 40-foot containers full of paper-based products from a...Read more
New UK-China service, this time via port of Kaliningrad
A new sea-rail combined transport line has been opened between Xi’an and the UK port of Immingham. The rail leg covers the westbound journey up till Kaliningrad, where the cargo continues by vessel to the...Read more
A new China connection for Austria is on its way
For the first time, a train originating from Shenyang in the east of China, arrived in Enns, Austria on 1 April. It is the next phase in the successful cooperation between FELB and Sinotrans, which...Read more
Indian container provider brings fleet to Russian-Indian corridor
The Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) is to provide its container fleet and equipment for freight transportation on the North-South International Transport Corridor. This corridor connects India, Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia. The company concluded...Read more
Russia eyes distribution centres on EU border
Russia is looking for new, modern distribution centres just at the border with Europe. In this way, it wants to facilitate the large cargo volumes between Europe and Asia, while at the same time be...Read more
First train Japan-Russia via Trans-Siberian railway to arrive
The first train with cargo from Japan is currently on its way to Vorsino in Russia via the Trans-Siberian route, expected to arrive tomorrow. The shipment of electronics marks a milestone in the relation between...Read more
First train Changsha-Tilburg hits the tracks
On Friday a train consisting of 41 40-foot containers with consumer goods such as clothes, accessories, office supplies departed from Changsha in China on its way to Tilburg in the Netherlands. Here, it should arrive...Read more
Second edition of the New Silk Road Congress in the Netherlands
In less than two months, the second edition of the New Silk Road Congress takes place in the Dutch city of Tilburg. On 27 September, Het Patronaat will host shippers, logistics providers, lawyers, operators and...Read more
First express delivery China-Russia in postal baggage rail car
Express delivery of rail freight between China, Russia and Europe has taken a leap with the a shipment of e-commerce goods on a postal-baggage car of a passenger train between Beijing and Moscow. The cargo...Read more
Test shipments on New Silk Road via Kaliningrad start next month
Test shipments on the New Silk Road via Kaliningrad are scheduled for the end of summer 2018, now that RZD Logistics has signed partnership deals for all stages of the transportation process – in China,...Read more
DB Cargo and RZD Logistics start container service China-Europe
RZD Logistics and DB Cargo AG will start a joint multimodal container service on the markets of China and Europe. CEO Viacheslav Valentik of RZD Logistics and CEO Uwe Leuschner signed an agreement at the...Read more
New train service on Trans-Siberian corridor swaps loads in Mongolia
A new regular container train service was launched on the Trans-Siberian route between China and Russia. The service makes the return of empty trains unnessecary, as trains departing from both countries meet in Mongolia, where...Read more