Can there be an India-Middle East-Europe corridor without Turkey?
ANALYSISThe recent confirmation of the US and EU-led plan to establish an India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, which will also be of great rail transport and logistics significance, has received the first backlash. Turkey’s President Recep...Read more
A new Duisport terminal starts construction, this time in Turkey
Duisport has started the construction of its new terminal, “Railport”, in Kartepe, Turkey. The terminal is around 100 kilometres from Istanbul and is considered Duisport’s most significant foreign investment, with 1.37 billion US dollars involved....Read more
New sea-rail services to bypass disruptions on BTK railway
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, connecting Turkey to Azerbaijan via Georgia, has been experiencing disruptions due to maintenance work. While there seem to be disagreements on who is keeping the infrastructure to reopen, companies still have...Read more
UK government backs key Turkish rail link construction with €781 million
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, will unlock 781 million euros in financing for a new high-speed railway in Southern Turkey. The money comes with the condition that UK firms will...Read more
A Middle Corridor joint venture might be closer than expected
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement to establish a single company operating in the Middle Corridor. The two parties expect Georgia to join them as well soon. The result will be a new tripartite...Read more
New rail link to port of Trieste helps to facilitate Turkey traffic
The new railway service has been opened in the north of Italy, connecting two important rail freight hubs: the HHLA PLT terminal in Trieste and Rail Hub Milano Melzo, a terminal of Contship Italia Group....Read more
New railway line between Iraq and Iran in the pipeline
Iraq and Iran will jointly finish a rail link at their border in the south. The rail link will connect the Iranian border city Shalamcheh and Iraqi southeastern city Basra. The new cross border rail...Read more
New railway line from Iraq to Turkey on paper
The railway line that will connect Iraq to Turkey is starting to get shaped. The design of the route has been completed, according to the Iraqi ministry of Transport. The 1,175-km railway line will run...Read more
KTZ prioritises Chinese relief trains to Turkey via Middle Corridor
China dispatched the first train carrying humanitarian aid products for Turkey on 29 March. This train carried fifty 40-foot containers; however, according to KTZ Express, 150 more containers remain to be dispatched to Turkey from...Read more
First earthquake-relief train from China on its way to Turkey
A China Railway Express train loaded in Tianjin, northeastern China, with earthquake-resistant tents departed for Turkey on 29 March. It is the first Chinese train to deliver humanitarian help to Turkey after the devastating earthquake...Read more
METRANS expands terminal network along Hungary-Serbia corridor
METRANS has finalised the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Croatian railway company Adria Rail. Moreover, the German company is building two new terminals in southern Hungary, exploring more opportunities in fast-growing Southeastern...Read more
Erdogan says Turkey-Iraq future railway line can be a ‘new Silk Road’
Iraq approved the project for the so-called Development Road (also known as the Dry Canal), a rail and road network that will link Basrah, in the south of Iraq, with the Turkish border. Turkish president...Read more
No more transit of sanctioned goods in Turkey, for now
Turkish customs authorities are reported to have put a sudden stop to the transit transport of sanctioned goods to Russia and Belarus. Cargo that is sanctioned by the EU can no longer be shipped through...Read more
KTZ tests new China-Europe route to avoid the congested Black Sea
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) sent the first trans-Caspian China-Europe train from Jiaozhou, in eastern China, to the port of Koper, in Slovenia. The convoy, loaded with new electric vehicles, covered the 13,000-kilometre route in 45 days....Read more
A rail route in Russia was reopened to send LPG to Turkey
Sibur, Russia’s largest producer and exporter of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), resumed rail transportation between Tobolsk and the Russian port of Taman after a four-year hiatus. This new initiative will see significantly more Russian LPG...Read more
Railways once again to the rescue in earthquake-hit Turkey
The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) have evacuated close to 40,000 people from the earthquake-stricken area in Southern Turkey over the past few days, while they have also dispatched multiple freight trains with goods for the...Read more
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, railway services suspended
UPDATEDFRailway traffic in Turkey and Syria has been affected in some parts due to the earthquakes that struck the border region on Monday. In Syria all railway traffic is suspended. In Turkey, it is mostly...Read moreNew railway line connecting east and west, this time in Iraq
A new railway link from the Persian Gulf to Turkey and eventually Europe is in the design phase. The country of transit? Iraq. The country is speeding up the project, as it is well aware...Read more
ÖBB RCG launches Serbian subsidiary unlocking Southeast Europe routes
Rail Cargo Carrier – Southeast doo. The name refers to Rail Cargo Group’s new subsidiary, founded in Serbia. The newly established rail transport company (EVU) will provide its own traction with staff and locomotives in...Read more