Topic: Multimodal

Cars and containers More Chinese goods head into major Central Asian cities via rail

China has launched two multimodal transport routes to Central Asia. The first goes to Kazakhstan’s Almaty and a second one goes the capital city of…
Multimodal corridor Rail, road and river: Kazakhstan plans new transit route between China and Russia

Kazakhstan is planning a new route to transit goods between China and Russia. It has identified the Irtysh river, which flows between Russia and China…
Corridor development INSTC enriched with two new routes on its western and eastern side

The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is getting two new transport routes. On the western side, Russia is launching a new rail route through Azerbaijan…
Industry perspectives UK’s intermodal future in focus

Crystal balls are fragile things. Consequently, it is with kid gloves that Karl Watts, managing director of Railmotive consultancy, is handling his very own oracle.…
Transit hub Samskip and Matrans launch green multimodal terminal in Rotterdam

Samskip and Matrans are launching a green multimodal terminal in Rotterdam. It will handle containers as well as breakbulk transport. According to Samskip, the new…
LX Pantos opens rail terminal in Hungary for car battery logistics

South Korean logistics company LX Pantos has opened a new rail terminal in Tata, Hungary. It will lease the terminal from Austrian Rail Cargo Group…
Multimodal Trade Fair 2024 presents a chock-full programme

Live studio conversations, an exhibition floor with more than 75 exhibitors, interviews, dozens of knowledge sessions and even a VIP deck. Multimodal 2024 is not…
From Finland to Kazakhstan via Hamburg: this is how

Nurminen Logistics has set up a service to Kazakhstan via the Middle Corridor, in cooperation with Kazakh State Railways (KTZE). The service is a combination…
INTERVIEW FIT Alliance: can cross-sector trade become easier?

Organisations from the transport sector have signed a memorandum of understanding for the Future International Trade Alliance (FIT Alliance). It’s an agreement regarding digitalised and…
Helsinki the next Kaliningrad on the New Silk Road?

Helsinki is well positioned to become the next Eurasian gateway to Europe. If you ask Finnish operators on the New Silk Road, it is already…
‘Rapid road developments could lead to reverse modal shift’

The classic modal shift has received much attention in recent years in order to get more cargo from the road to rail or barge. However,…
New multimodal route Europe-Japan: cheaper and faster

The multimodal route between Europe and Japan has been upgraded with yet another port of departure. The Chinese port of Taicang is now included in…