Kazakh grain exported to China could double in 2024
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,…
Brazil kicks-off construction of major rail project with China’s help
The first phase of construction for a major railway project in Brazil, the FIOL railway, is finally underway. The first stone was laid in Ilhéus,…
China and Russia aim to develop more fixed timetable trains
Liu Zhenfang, the chairman of China Railway, met with Oleg Belozyorov, CEO of Russian Railways, on 28 April. One of the meeting’s most significant outcomes…
First earthquake-relief train from China on its way to Turkey
A China Railway Express train loaded in Tianjin, northeastern China, with earthquake-resistant tents departed for Turkey on 29 March. It is the first Chinese train…
Can Chinese industrial investments in Europe shift the Silk Road landscape?
In early September, the Chinese battery manufacturer company CATL sealed the building and development of its own factory in Debrecen, Hungary. CATL’s investment project is…
New Silk Road growth almost reaches rock bottom
For the first time in over a decade of stable and continuous growth, freight traffic between China and Europe is experiencing a period of stagnation.…
Is the China-Europe Express becoming a political weapon in the hands of China?
ANALYSIS – China could use the China-Europe train as a political pressure tool against Lithuania by suspending rail freight between the two countries. This was…
Is it possible to transport vaccines for COVID-19 by rail?
Although Europe is making no move to buy Chinese vaccines, cooperation between China and Europe in the fight against the pandemic is inevitable, so are…
Nippon Express doubles China-Europe connection
Nippon Express, a high-ranking logistics company in Japan, announced its plans to increase the rail services connecting China-Europe. Beginning from next year the company is…
China-Europe trains see record figures despite corona crisis
China witnessed an increase in the number of trains and cargo volumes moved by train to and from Europe in the first quarter of 2020.…
China Railway strikes down in Duisburg
China Rail Container Transport, which belongs to China State Railway Group, has established a subsidiary in Germany with an office in Duisburg. It thereby emphasises…