Japan ready to start full-scale freight deliveries in bullet trains
The first bullet trains carrying cargo in Japan will be a reality as soon as April 2024. The services will be launched by the East…
FESCO enters 2023 with an appetite for records
In early January, FESCO’s rail operations reached a new record high. The company managed to dispatch 53 container trains in just a week from the…
FESCO launches new sea-rail service from Japan to Uzbekistan
FESCO Transportation Group has launched a new intermodal service from Japan to Uzbekistan via China and Kazakhstan. It is called FESCO Trans China Railway, and…
FESCO’s success story in Vladivostok: ‘new Vietnam line is driving growth’
The port of Vladivostok has proven to be a driver for growth of FESCO’s multimodal transport, with a 19 per cent year-on-year increase this first…
JR East trials hydrogen locomotive from Tokyo to Kawasaki
Rail operator JR East has commenced trials of a hydrogen-powered train in Japan, the first such locomotive in the country. The trial will test the…
FESCO and Russian Railways develop Japan-Europe multimodal service
A new cold chain train service linking Japan with Europe is spotted along the Trans-Siberian route. It is the product of a joint effort between…
Another logistics giant joins the New Silk Road
Rhenus has joined the New Silk Road. On 11 October, the logistics giant opened a new rail freight service connecting South Korea, China, Russia and…
European shippers get one more link to Japan and Korea
Another new rail-sea link has been launched connecting European traders with markets in Japan and Korea. Beijing Trans Eurasia (TE) and Bahnoperator started operating the…
Maersk connects Japan to UK via Trans-Siberian route
Maersk’s first block-train linking Japan and the UK arrived on 2 March at Felixstowe. The train that carried forty 40-foot containers left Yokohama in January…
Japanese cargo on the way to Europe via Trans-Siberian railways
Backed by Russian subsidies, a new container train carrying Japanese cargo departed for Europe on 18 November, using the Trans-Siberian railways. The train, which left…
From Japan to Europe: there is potential for a new route via Azerbaijan
Train by train, Azerbaijan is attracting new container volumes on its railway network. ADY Container, a dedicated subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, is making every effort…
Maersk’s intermodal service Japan/Korea now also eastbound
Maersk has launched its first eastbound train from St. Petersburg port to Korea and Japan. On 28 March a train loaded with plywood and chemical…