The Middle Corridor is gaining popularity in Scandinavian countries as a route connecting the region to Central Asian markets. As sanctions tighten and Scandinavians keep avoiding the Russian route, the alternative corridor is experiencing a...Read more
Latvia will start a pilot service for transport to the Baltic and Scandinavian countries from Central Asia. It is doing so by linking to the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA). If succesful, this could create an...Read more
The Swedish port of Gothenburg saw its rail freight operations grow in 2022, following the established trend of the past few years. The 515,000 TEUs of container traffic transported by rail in 2022 signalled a...Read more
Can the Nordic countries connect via the Silk Road with China with Greece as a transit point? This is possible, says Nordicon, a consolidation company that runs a new multimodal service between Yantian, China and...Read more
RAILFREIGHT ON TOURAmid the war in Ukraine, Lithuanian hauliers are scrambling to explore new possibilities of shifting loads – even changing the tracks – in adapting to the new adverse situation. But, LTG Cargo started active diversification...Read more
A new shuttle train connection between Umeå, in northern Sweden, and the port of Gothenburg signals a transformation for the Swedish rail freight industry. This service is the latest in a series of rail links...Read more
Finnish logistics company Nurminen commenced its Middle Corridor rail freight services on 10 May. Nurminen dispatched the first westbound train from Chongqing in China, heading to Central Europe. This new service is organised in cooperation...Read more
Freight transport by rail has so far been cheaper than transport by truck in most cases, but rising costs threaten to wipe out this advantage. This is according to a study by rail freight corridor...Read more
A synchronised Scandinavian rail network could become the gamechanger in New Silk Road connections. How can Eurasian investments put Nordic countries at the forefront? And what role could Gothenburg play in becoming an all-Nordic hub?...Read more
Kombiverkehr started operating one more weekly train between Ludwigshafen and Barcelona Morrot terminal. The Frankfurt-based operator is now offering four weekly roundtrips between the two destinations since 21 September.Read more
The Latvian railway market is about to welcome the transport of semi-trailers. Until now, the country’s intermodal and combined transport sector did not include this concept. However, Latvian Railways (Latvijas Dzelzceļš) and Stena Line want...Read more
Samskip Multimodal and traction partner Hector Rail successfully restarted trailer traffic through Denmark this week. On Monday 31 May, the first train departed from Duisburg in Germany to Sweden, with containers as well as trailers....Read more
On 6 March, the first China-Europe train departed Xi’an, headed for Denmark. The service includes a sea leg, covering the Baltic Sea from the Russian port of Kaliningrad to the Danish port of Fredericia. The...Read more
Two months after the initial proposal for an intermodal corridor extending from the Black Sea to the Baltic, the situation looks more concrete than a vague suggestion. The possibilities concerning the corridor’s establishment are favourable...Read more