Olaf Scholz visits Beijing: ‘The world needs China’
The train coming from Hamburg, prepared for the China International Import Expo (CIIE), successfully reached the exhibition in Shanghai on 6 November. The train departed on 26 September from Hamburg, passed through Poland, Belarus, and...Read more
How does the lockdown in Shanghai affect rail freight?
LOCKDOWNSFrom the early hours of 28 March, a lockdown is in place to control the Covid-19 epidemic in Shanghai. Shanghai’s Pudong and Paxi districts entered the lockdown with some time difference, while restrictions will be...Read more
New lockdowns in China, concern for more supply chain turmoil
Several cities on the east of China were placed in lockdown over the weekend due to a new outbreak of the coronavirus. Among the cities are Shenzhen and Changchun. In Shanghai, a partial lockdown was...Read more
Omikron just another hit to China-Europe supply chain
The rapidly spreading Omikron mutation of the coronavirus could trigger a boom in sick staff. The international trade union International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is already speaking of an ‘Omikron crew crunch’ for the shipping...Read more
New collaboration seeks more volumes between China-Russia
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
No subsidies but surviving: ‘it is a matter of right timing’
There are not many private railway companies setting up railway services between Europe and China, but Toprail is doing exactly that. “If you incur losses, they are your own, but our role is very important”...Read moreNew beginning: Shanghai Express arrives in Hamburg
The first container block train from Shanghai reached the DUSS terminal in Hamburg on October 25. It is to be followed by many other westbound, and also eastbound trains, as it lauds in the beginning...Read more
New Hamburg-Shanghai route promises sufficient eastbound volumes
DB Cargo Eurasia launched a new link between Hamburg and Shanghai. The first eastbound train between the two destinations is currently on its way, with the potential to keep exported volumes at a high level.Read more