Topic: Silk road

Train on the Silk Road

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
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
JSC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy

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
|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen
UTLC

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 more
|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

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
|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

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
|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

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
|Comment|author: Simon Weedy