Topic: Trans-siberian railway

The military and convicts modernising a rail route?

At least for the Russian Railways, deploying military and possibly convicts seems like a viable solution for the lack of foreign construction workers. The Covid-19 related restrictions led to a shortage of workforce, and consequently,...Read more
|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios
Russian train loaded with Maersk containers, source: Russian Railways (RZD)

Maersk links the Far East to the Black Sea by rail

Maersk introduced another intermodal service across the Trans-Siberian route connecting the Russian Far East with the Black Sea. Specifically, the new service called AE77 links the VSC Terminal in Vostochny with the NUTEP Terminal at...Read more
|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Fish products through Russia faster than via Suez route

FESCO Transportation Group completed its first intermodal transportation of containerised fish products through the Trans-Siberian route. Its intermodal train departed from Vladivostok in Russia and took thirty-three days to reach its final destination in Germany...Read more
|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios
Image: Russian Railways

From east to west through Russia in seven days

The volume of containerised freight shipments along the Trans-Siberian railway through Russia increased by 77 per cent last year, reported Russian Railways. More than 262,000 containers were shipped on the route connecting China and Europe. Oleg...Read more
|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen