Meet the speakers of the European Silk Road Summit 2023
The programme of the European Silk Road Summit in Budapest is complete! With 23 speakers from all over the world the 7th edition of this…
China takes another step closer to Italy
A new Silk Road route is now connecting China with a hub in Melzo (Milan), in Italy. The service is powered by Italian shipping company…
RZD Logistics tests agro-trains between Kazakhstan and China
Since the year’s start, the Kazakhstan branch of RZD Logistics sent two dedicated trains with agricultural products to China. The two trains carried 124 40-foot…
State of emergency: Kazakhstan exempts shippers from fees and fines
NC KTZ JSC (Kazakhstan Railways) decided to cancel all fees, fines and charges related to rail freight transport through the country for the period of…
First Ukraine export train on its way to China
The first export train from Ukraine to China commenced a few days ago, and it’s on its way. It departed from the Lisky container terminal…
Turkey sends two more dedicated trains to China
On 24 May, Turkey sent off the 6th and 7th China-bound trains towards Xi’an. The trains departed from Izmit, a city in Turkey’s Kocaeli province…
Port of Hamburg-Xuzhou rail link becomes a regular
The rail freight service between the Port of Hamburg in Germany and Xuzhou in China becomes regular with two itineraries per month. After the initial…
Ever lasting Ever Given effects on New Silk Road
The grounding of the Ever Given did not just pose questions to the Suez Canal, it posed questions for world trade. The New Silk Road…
Chinese New Year and wine: from Europe to the festive table
The Chinese New Year’s celebrations have come to an end. Festivities included family dinners and, as usual, consumption of fair alcohol amounts. Wine was among…
Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan to connect via joint rail project
Railway developments in Central Asia have made the headlines several times recently, with Pakistan and Uzbekistan playing a central role. Once more, they are the…
New multimodal service between Xi’an-Oslo
Oslo now connects with the Chinese city of Xi’an via a new multimodal service. The first block train arrived at the Norwegian port on 26…
DB Cargo Eurasia exploits the rail option to the UK
The new multimodal service of DB Cargo Eurasia between the UK and China may have arrived just in time. It could facilitate vaccine distribution next…