China-Europe trade corridors are currently facing some significant issues concerning container rates as well as congestion along the railways. Concerning rail freight, congestion concerns the…
Adverse weather conditions in Kazakhstan, especially in the east towards its borders with China are causing disruptions that are impacting rail freight. For this reason,…
Kazakhstan’s grain export volumes to China could double in 2024, in line with the Alashankou border crossing’s capacity doubling for grain transportation. Another border crossing,…
The use of railways to transport Kazakh grain exported to China has increased four times between September 2022 and June 2023, compared to the same…
New Silk Road trains crossing the China-Kazakhstan border have increased by 14.6 per cent till May this year, with an overall volume of 5.903 trains.…
Rail freight traffic between China and Kazakhstan will be redirected through the Altynkol-Khorgos border crossing. Most of the affected traffic will concern cargo between China…
The railway line between Alashankou and Jinghe in China is to have a second track. On 30 November, the foundation stone was laid, lauding the…
Kazakhstan has started with the construction of a second track on the railway line leading to the city of Dostyk, close to the border with…
A third cross-border railway port will be constructed between China and Kazakhstan. The facility will be situated between the Baktu port in Tacheng, Xinjiang and…
Early in the morning of Tuesday, 11 October, two of the three cranes operating in the Altynkol terminal on the Kazakh-Chinese border broke down, making…
The New Silk Road recently acquired a new train service. The “sugar train” between Nanning International Railway Port in Guangxi, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan, is…
Rail freight traffic at the New Silk Road borders of China did not come to a standstill last week, contrary to what had been announced.…