Topic: ULTC

Poland-Belarus border crossings. Photo: UTLC

Massive hike of freight volumes on New Silk Road

The rail freight volumes handled by UTLC ERA, the main operator on the broad gauge section of the New Silk Road, have grown exponentially this year. The volumes transported in Q1 of 2019 were 54...Read more

23-04-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

New Silk Road succeeds in cost reduction, less volatile than ocean freight

Eurasian rail freight has become more competitive due to significant cost reduction. Moreover, the cost of rail transportation is less volatile than the price of sea delivery, research firm Drewry concludes. Drewry is a leading independent...Read more

18-03-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Full-length container trains from Belarus to China expand

United Transport and Logistics Company Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) in cooperation with Belintertrans has developed a technology to form and forward full-length container trains from Belarus to China. A new waypoint is Lupolovo station,...Read more

09-11-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Kaliningrad railway. Photo: Dave Collier

Kaliningrad: a multimodal solution to connect China with Europe

An alternative gateway between the European railway network and that of the CIS countries to improve traffic flow on the New Silk Road: this is the Kaliningrad route. Moreover, it is a multimodal route, offering...Read more

17-09-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen