Mannheim-Chongqing Shuttle arrives in China
The first train on the new railway link between Mannheim and Chongqing has arrived in the Chinese city on 17 November. It completed a journey…
China sets up central hub for western products in Henan
China wants to develop a central hub in response to the large volumes of traffic coming from the west via the New Silk Road. It…
PKP Cargo: ‘New Silk Road is a priority for Poland’
Polish railway operator PKP Cargo is investing heavily in its services, responding to the growing volumes of rail freight traffic between Europe and Asia. About…
EU Commission: ‘The Belt and Road initiative is a Chinese project’
The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) is a Chinese project. The EU does not participate in it, but it is also not a simple spectator…
More than 1000 Volvo cars on New Silk Road in 2019
RZD Logistics will realise the transportation of Volvo cars from the factory in Chengdu, China to the Kaluga region in Russia. Until next year, 1,240…
Why Malaszewicze is the most debated place on the New Silk Road
In the rail journey from Europe to China, the border crossing of Malaszewicze is one of the main bottlenecks, many have stated. But Polish operator…
New railway service Iran-China launched, connecting Inner Mongolia-Bam
A new freight train service linking north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with the Iranian city of Bam was launched on Tuesday, 4 September. A…
Lenovo shares insights computer shipment by rail
One-and-a half year ago Lenovo decided to ship its products by train. Before a computer made in China reaches the customer in Europe, it has…
First train Japan-Russia via Trans-Siberian railway to arrive
The first train with cargo from Japan is currently on its way to Vorsino in Russia via the Trans-Siberian route, expected to arrive tomorrow. The…
PKP Cargo: Malaszewicze border no longer bottleneck on Eurasian railway
In no way can the border of Małaszewicze be called a ‘bottleneck’ on the New Silk Road. The problems have been solved and the terminal…
First express delivery China-Russia in postal baggage rail car
Express delivery of rail freight between China, Russia and Europe has taken a leap with the a shipment of e-commerce goods on a postal-baggage car…
New Silk Road without subsidies: what does it look like?
The volumes of traffic on the New Silk Road are greatly dependent on the Chinese subsidies, yet these subsidies are filled with ambiguity. Few people…