Train halted in Channel Tunnel, ferry problems at Dover
Freight and passenger traffic came to a standstill in the Channel Tunnel and at the busiest cross-channel port of Dover on Monday. A stopped train under the waves, and a lack of ferry services on...Read more
Silk Road exit down to UK Brexit?
Not a week goes by without a European announcement of advances on the Silk Road. Where though are the announcements from the UK? The small matter of the pandemic aside, British relations with the Silk...Read more
How NUNNER stepped out on the New Silk Road
In just a few days’ time, Amsterdam will join the growing number of European locations with a direct rail freight service to China. It will be the latest chapter in the successful story of NUNNER...Read more
Growth forecast Eurasian rail freight 15% per year
Rail freight traffic between Europe and Asia is expected to grow with 14.7 per cent per year over the next decade. Traffic volumes could reach 636,000 TEU in 2027, whereas the total volume in 2016...Read more
China continues Silk Road rail project in Serbia
Construction on the first high speed railway built by China in Europe is expected to begin in Serbia in November. The rail link will connect the country’s capital, Belgrade, with Budapest in Hungary, and is...Read more
Aramex introduces door-to-door delivery via Silk Road
Logistics company Aramex has introduced a door-to-door delivery service from Shanghai to Europe, making use of the Eurasia rail connection. Depending on the route, it promises to deliver items within less than three weeks, offering...Read more
Global rail freight numbers increased in 2016
According to a report published by research firm Marketline, the global rail freight market valued 160 billion Euros in 2016, indicating a growth of 0,5 per cent compared to the previous year. This growth was...Read more
UTLC launches new container route Poland-China
UTLC JCS and Belintertrans-Germany LLC have launched a new container route between Poland and China via the Belarusian border crossing Kuznitsa/Bruzgi last week, in cooperation with Belarusian Railways’s Baranovichi Division. The container train departed on 31th of...Read moreInner Mongolia strengthens position on Europe-China corridor
North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is becoming increasingly important as a transit region for rail freight moving between Europe and China. Since 2013, the border towns of Manzhouli and Erenhot have been transformed into...Read more
Second test shipment of wine by rail from Germany to China
A container with wine was loaded on a train departing Duisburg on July 28th, to cover a distance of 11,400 kilometres, cross six countries and arrive in Shanghai around August 21st. It is the second test...Read moreChina signs lease of ‘Silk Road port’ Hambantota
China and Sri Lanka have come to an agreement about the level of Chinese control over port Hambantota, which is to play an important role on the Silk Road corridor. Commercial operations will be in...Read more
London-China train symbolises new post-Brexit trade era
The return leg of the inaugural China-London rail freight service could symbolise the start of a new post-Brexit trading era for the United Kingdom. Laden with products ranging from whisky to vitamins, and pharmaceuticals to...Read more
London welcomes first direct Chinese freight train
History was made today when the first direct freight train from China to the UK arrived in London. Hailed by some as the symbol of a new era of post-Brexit trade between Britain and the...Read more
China-Tilburg freight trains could rise to 1,000 in 2017
Cargo services between Tilburg in The Netherlands and Chengdu in China could increase to as many as 1,000 trains this year, operator GVT Intermodal has announced. It recently opened a booking office at its Railport...Read more
First China-London freight train departs
A new era of rail cargo services between Europe and China has been further underlined with the departure of the first London-bound train from China, and the promise of extra services to the Far East...Read more
UK port upgrades key to rail freight potential
The UK’s use of rail freight lags far behind other nations and port upgrades are key to unlocking its potential, says a report from international law firm Addleshaw Goddard, which works with rail providers worldwide. How...Read more
New terminal doubles Port of Zeebrugge capacity
P&O Ferries has formally opened its expanded terminal at Zeebrugge, doubling capacity to meet rising demand from continental exporters moving goods to the UK by rail. A significantly enhanced rail facility forms an integral part...Read more
UN report says rail freight can boost global GDP
Increased investment in greener transport methods such as rail freight are essential for driving worldwide economic and social development. That is one of the key findings of a far-reaching United Nations transport report, which says...Read more