Russia eyes distribution centres on EU border
Russia is looking for new, modern distribution centres just at the border with Europe. In this way, it wants to facilitate the large cargo volumes…
Kazakhstan moves more cargo by rail to China in 2018
Railway traffic between Kazakhstan and China saw a major rise in 2018. Especially eastbound traffic increased significantly, with more than 50 per cent. This is…
Can ports as Piraeus, Koper and Trieste win the hinterland volumes?
A tip of balance from northern to southern European ports in terms of intermodal traffic is not among the concerns of the port of Hamburg.…
Chengdu to have first fully automated rail terminal China
Chengdu plans to build the first fully automated international rail port of China. The new terminal will be able to handle 1.5 million containers per…
New rail freight service between Italy and China
Rail freight operator Far East Land Bridge (FELB) is set to launch a new service between the intermodal terminal of Melzo (Milan) and Chengdu (Southeastern…
Steady growth of rail freight volumes China
China’s rail freight volumes increased by 10.1 per cent year on year in October. The pace of growth accelerated from a rise of 9.7 per…
Slovakia has plenty of space to become transit hub on New Silk Road
Slovakia aims to become an important transit country on the New Silk Road. To be precise, it wants to acquire a share of at least…
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…
New rail freight service connects Spain and China
The transport operator DSV has started a rail freight service to connect Zaragoza Sea Terminal in Spain with the Chinese region of Sinkiang. The train…
How successful is the New Silk Road really?
The New Silk Road is not always the best option. The Silk Road is not the only route. And the numbers are impressive, but not…
New rail freight services between Europe-China
October witnessed the addition of two new rail freight services on the New Silk Road. Trains are now transiting between the northeastern Chinese city of…
‘Freight tariffs on the New Silk Road must be safeguarded’
Part of the success of the New Silk Road are the attractive freight rates for transport by rail between China and Europe. Especially eastbound traffic…