UK record breaker: from Xi’an to Essex in just two weeks
There’s a new Silk Road express on the rails. Davies Turner, who style themselves as the leading independent UK freight forwarder, have broken their own record for intermodal freight transit between China and the UK....Read moreA brand new KTZ terminal to open in Xi’an this year, what to expect?
The national railway company of Kazakhstan, KTZ, is expected to open a new terminal in Xi’an at the end of this year. The new terminal will include a 10,000 square metre warehouse and a 57,000...Read more
More fixed timetable trains: a new trend spurring the Silk Road?
The first fixed timetable eastbound train service will be launched by DB Cargo Eurasia on 27 June, connecting Duisburg and Xi’an. The new service will deliver products between the two cities in around 11 days....Read more
Chinese 5G giant to send equipment to Central Asia by rail
ZTE, the second-largest 5G infrastructure provider after Huawei in China, has dispatched its first batch of containers from Xi’an to Tashkent via rail. The shipment comprises 50 units with telecommunication products, including 5G mobile base...Read moreKazakhstan to build its own terminal in Xi’an, China
Kazakhstan Railways will construct a terminal in the Chinese city of Xi’an, the country’s most important hub on the New Silk Road. Xi’an agreed to provide 8 hectares of land plot for the construction of...Read more
DB Cargo Eurasia launches new regular Xi’an-Budapest service
DB Cargo Eurasia launched a new service between Xi’an and Budapest. The first trip between the two destinations already took place. The train departed from Xi’an in late December and reached Budapest in 15 days....Read more
New Silk Road record: Xi’an-Duisburg in 10 days with fixed timetable
A record transit time was achieved for a train journey from Xi’an in China to Duisburg in Germany. The distance was covered in ten days, thanks to the newly established fixed timetable on the route....Read more
New train on the rails to bring e-commerce from China to Poland
A new postal rail freight service has been launched on 16 September, bringing parcels from Xi’an, the capital of the Shaanxi province, to Malaszewice in Poland. The service is provided by Xi’an Free Trade Port...Read more
Vietnam regains position on BRI with another line to China
A new rail freight service between China and Vietnam was launched this week. On Tuesday, a train departed from the Chinese hub of Xi’an in the direction of Hanoi, realising the first Vietnam railway connection...Read more
Xi’an starts new Trans-Caspian multimodal service, but it’s not the only one
The China-Europe Railway welcomed a new train connection between the Xi’an International Dry Port and Mannheim in Germany. The new multimodal service commenced on 13 April. It crosses the Caspian and Black Seas, passing through...Read more
Bahnoperator launches new China-UK link
A brand new Silk Road route, connecting the UK with Xi’an, has been initiated by Bahnoperator, the Duisburg based logistics specialists. The block train service utilises the established Baltic Sea Bridge route via the port...Read more
Xi’an-Valenton Silk Road link becomes weekly
The New Silk Road connection between Xi’an in China and the Valenton terminal in Paris, France, will become frequent and stable. From February 2022, the service will run with one train per week “to alleviate...Read more
China-Europe express: St. Petersburg, the new hot transit hub
A new China-Europe connection commenced on 1 January, linking Xi’an in China with Mannheim in Germany. The direct train connection between the two destinations is unique because none of the traditional New Silk Road routes...Read more
New rail service launched between China and Azerbaijan
ADY Container has launched a new service between Xi’an in China and Baku in Azerbaijan. The first train commenced from China on 6 December and arrived in Azerbaijan on 29 December through the Trans-Caspian route.Read more
First China train to Gdynia is on the way
Poland was already well connected to China, but it is even better connected now. A new China-Europe train has been launched to the Polish harbour of Gdynia. In less than three weeks, the train covers...Read more
METRANS sends first eastbound train from Slovakia to China
METRANS launched the first eastbound train from the Dunajská Streda terminal in Slovakia towards Xi’an in China. The train was organised in cooperation with GEFCO for Budiš, a Slovak mineral spring brand, to transport pure...Read moreEastbound train service from Paris to Xi’an is in operation
The New Silk Road welcomed the first eastbound train from Paris to Xi’an, carrying high-end French furniture, linen products, cosmetics and wine. On November 25, the train started its expectedly 20-day journey from Valenton terminal...Read more
GEFCO’s first carbon-neutral train is more than you think
GEFCO launched its first carbon-neutral Europe-China train. It departed on 15 November from Dunjaska Strada in Slovakia, and its destination is Xi’an in China. It does not operate with fossil-free fuel, so how can it...Read more
Nurminen puts major exporter on Eurasian tracks
An export train full of sawn timber departed from Kotka, Finland, towards Chongqing, China, last week. Nurminen Logistics set up the train for Versowood, the largest Finnish producer and exporter of sawn timber. The transiting...Read more