First China-Russia fresh produce train on its way
RZD Logistics and UTLC ERA organised the first shipment of refrigerated goods between China and Russia by rail. The first train departed from the Nongzhong terminal in Shandong province, China, on 26 March. It will...Read more
Empty wagon train rolls through CIS countries with only electronic bill
A test shipment of empty cars using only electronic consignment notes has been carried on the broad gauge section of the New Silk Road. The train left Brest on 9 November, and made it to...Read more
Calculate your CO2 emissions on the New Silk Road
Following the The COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, individual players along the New Silk Road are presenting various initiatives to decarbonise transport and move more goods onto the rails. Among them is...Read more
This week in RailFreight Live: why take the train to Moscow?
Last week, a new train left for Moscow. It was from the RSC terminal in the port of Rotterdam. In the same month, a new office was opened in Moscow by New Silk Road specialist...Read more
New terminal opened in Kaliningrad to handle booming volumes
A new terminal has been opened in Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave and a main transit hub on the New Silk Road. On 1st October, the new transport and logistics centre East-West in the town of...Read more
Steady growth on the New Silk Road while prices remain stable
Also this year, traffic on the New Silk Road rises despite all the challenges facing the global supply chain. In the first half of this year, 7,323 trains moved between China and Europe, according to...Read more
China-UK service via Kaliningrad to go eastbound
The latest UK service from Xi’an to the port of Immingham will become available for eastbound services. This was reported by Bahnoperator, the company providing railway traction on the European part of the journey. The...Read more
Enthusiasm for new terminal on New Silk Road
The new terminal Dostyk TransTerminal at the China-Kazakhstan border crossing is proving to be successful. The first pilot shipments in the month of June showed good results, reported UTLC ERA, the largest operator in this...Read more
New UK-China service, this time via port of Kaliningrad
A new sea-rail combined transport line has been opened between Xi’an and the UK port of Immingham. The rail leg covers the westbound journey up till Kaliningrad, where the cargo continues by vessel to the...Read more
Unified railway education from China to Europe: do we need it?
A digital meeting place for those who are hiring or wish to be hired along the New Silk Road. That is in short the Platform for the Transport and Logistics Career Center, developed by UTLC...Read more
‘One Million Club’ set to boost Eurasian traffic
Eurasian transportation has the potential to reach a million tonnes of transported containers in 2025. This is possible with the right model of cooperation, increasing capacities and improving infrastructure, the parties involved agree. “I am...Read more
UTLC ERA tests new China-Europe corridor
UTLC ERA has carried out a test container train trip from China to Europe in cooperation with Belintertrans-Germany (BIT-Germany) and CFTS Liski. The freight train composed of fifty 40-foot containers departed from Chongqing on 8...Read moreUTLC ERA reaches ‘half-a-million milestone’ for 2020
The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) announced that it already reached its goal of 500,000 transported TEUs on the New Silk Road for the year. The amount concerns the...Read more
‘The Kaliningrad route is young, different financial rules apply’
Operators on the multimodal route via Kaliningrad would like to see a level playing field with the main route via Malaszewicze-Brest, in order to be more competitive. The route via the Russian enclave on the...Read moreIn-depth interview Alexey Grom: ‘it’s the face-to-face factor that matters’
European food companies are encouraged to use rail to China. The service is up to level and there are no delays. Freight trains run at the speed of passenger trains through the territory of Russia....Read more
New route on the New Silk Road through Russia
The month of July marked two milestones on the Russian part of the New Silk Road. A new route through Russia was launched, and dedicated trains for the shipment of empty containers have been setup....Read moreMonthly traffic China-Europe exceeds 52k TEUs for first time
Container traffic between China and Europe witnessed an absolute record last month, judging from the volumes transited by UTLC ERA. The joint venture of Belarusian, Kazakh and Russian railways in May carried 52,5 thousand TEUs...Read more
New Silk Road carries another medical train, this time to Paris
A block train loaded with medical equipment has left the Chinese province of Jiangxi today, 4 June, headed for Paris. The service is organised by Russian Railways, SNCF Forwardis, COSCO Group and JSC UTLC ERA,...Read more
A single waybill for both rail and ferry to China
It is a first in many regards: the multimodal connection between XI’an in Central China to Hamburg. Via Kaliningrad, partly by ferry and with a single CIM/SMGS waybill. “The train, which departein westward direction beginning...Read more