Yiwu out of lockdown, trains never stopped running
The Chinese e-commerce hub of Yiwu has opened its doors again for business after a lockdown period of more than two weeks. For rail freight this means a backlog of cargo that needs to be...Read moreChina sends thousands of masks to Spain by train
A freight train carrying donated face masks and other anti-coronavirus supplies is currently on the way to Madrid, originating from Yiwu in the east of China. The service, which will run a weekly basis, is...Read more
Alibaba sends e-commerce goods to Belgian Liege by train
The New Silk Road has a new regular rail freight connection set up to serve the booming e-commerce industry. Since Wednesday, a train runs twice a week from Yiwu in China to the Belgian hub...Read more
Railway link Yiwu-Madrid now stops in Zaragoza, Barcelona
The Chinese-Spanish rail freight service between Yiwu and Madrid now stops in Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon and Barcelona. This was decided by the Chinese rail operator Timex Industrial Investment, which launched the new route...Read more
Amsterdam added to New Silk Road with new rail freight line
The first direct rail freight link between Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Yiwu in China was officially opened on 7 March. A block train departed from the Port of Amsterdam on its 11,000-kilometer journey through...Read more
Xinjiang: from logistic link to Eurasian freight hub
A total of 2,226 international westbound freight trains ran through the northwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang in 2017. Europe was the most dominant destination, representing ninety per cent of this traffic. Of all rail freight traffic between...Read more