Russian Railways Far East transport reaches record volumes
The recovery trend that Russian Railways follow after the initial shock by the EU and US sanctions keeps going strong. The state-owned company says that…
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Russian Railways calls the EU to lift sanctions claiming violations
The Russian Railways have proceeded with an official request to the European Union to lift sanctions concerning the company. RZD was among the first legal…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…