Middle Corridor update: another vessel added to the Caspian Sea fleet
A seventh short-sea service has been added on the Caspian Sea, facilitating Middle Corridor traffic flows. The crossing of the Caspian Sea is considered a…
Crisis or not, global rail supply market expected to grow
The global rail supply market is expected to expand by 19,5 per cent to 211 billion euros in the coming five years, the latest edition…
Global rail technology market has survived COVID-19 pandemic
The global market for rail technology has survived the COVID-19 pandemic relatively unscathed. Despite a slump of 8 per cent in 2020, the expectation is…
New Silk Road could surge to million TEU in 2025, but with subsidies
Ideally, the Eurasian rail cargo volume could increase to a million TEU in 2025. However, this forecast highly depends on the continuation of the Chinese…
Private funds for rolling stock surges, but slowly
Almost a quarter of all rolling stock orders in Europe between 2015-2017 were privately financed. The 23 per cent share shows an increase compared to…
Almost all traffic on New Silk Road still on main route
After conducting a study about the New Silk Road in 2017, research firm Roland Berger has assessed Eurasian rail cargo transport in several ways, mostly…
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…
UIC presented with report on Asia-Europe rail connections
A study on the development of the fast growing Eurasian rail networks and their connection to Europe’s rail freight corridors has been presented to the…