The Russian rail freight sector is steadily growing this year thanks to its almost complete re-orientation in the Eastern direction and the ongoing adaptation of Russian economics from the sanctions and their consequences.Read more
RZD is preparing to launch the third stage of modernisation for the BAM and Trans-Siberian routes, the world’s longest rail lines. In 2024, RZD will complete the second expansion stage of the Eastern Railways range,...Read more
Russia will speed up the expansion of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) and Trans-Siberian railway, thanks to the final allocation of funds for the electrification of new sections on both. As part of the project, both...Read more
Russian Railways confirmed their diversification plans for rail freight routes, which the market has seen as unfolding patterns for some months. Sanctions, however, are not the only underlying reason for their approach since, as the...Read more
A consortium of Gazprombank and construction company BTS-Most has proposed the extension and reconstruction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) and the Trans-Siberian railway. The two companies stressed that Russia’s trade and transport re-orientation makes investments...Read more
A new cold chain train service linking Japan with Europe is spotted along the Trans-Siberian route. It is the product of a joint effort between Russian Railways, FESCO and the Japanese Ministry of Transport to...Read more
A new intermodal rail connection links Asian-Pacific ports with Finland via Vladivostok, the Russian far-east port. The Finland Bridge, as the new service is called, will be a frequent train connection with three to four...Read more
A 13,000km-long railway line from China to the USA, running partially underwater to cover the Bering Strait. It would be the finishing touch of the Belt and Road initiative, as it would connect the world...Read more
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
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
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
Maersk’s AE19 rail service using the Trans-Siberian route is about to experience another increase of trips following its customers’ growing demand. Eastbound trains will now travel once per week instead of every fifteen days, while...Read more
Maersk’s first block-train linking Japan and the UK arrived on 2 March at Felixstowe. The train that carried forty 40-foot containers left Yokohama in January and used the Trans-Siberian route, through Russia, as part of...Read more
Backed by Russian subsidies, a new container train carrying Japanese cargo departed for Europe on 18 November, using the Trans-Siberian railways. The train, which left from the Russian port of Vladivostok, is now headed for ...Read more
Russian Railways plans to invest 460 billion rubles (51.3 billion euros) in transportation projects in the east of the country in the next ten years. This includes projects to improve the freight transport network of...Read more
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.
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Japan and Russia plan to officially launch a freight transport route between the two countries via the Trans-Siberian Railway. A test ride will be carried this month. Five to ten companies are known to participate...Read more
