Russia Railways launch new service dedicated to Chinese e-commerce
Russia Railways launched a new service dedicated to transporting e-commerce and postal products from China to Russia. The service will connect the Chinese border city…
Vladivostok becomes China’s new transit point…but for domestic traffic
From 1 June, Jilin, the Chinese northeast province, will be allowed to use Vladivostok as a domestic transit point. By reaching this seaport via rail,…
China-Russia trade increased by 41.3%, also visible in rail
The trade value in dollars between China and Russia has increased by 41.3 per cent on a year-on-year basis. Compared to April last year, export…
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’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…
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…
How the Russian route to China becomes a million-TEU corridor
Rail freight volumes via the Trans-Siberian corridor could reach a million TEUs in 2023. That estimation is based on the current growth trends, which show…
Russia looks at Far East ports due to downturn overland transport
Russia is developing its Far Eastern ports as transhipments hubs on the New Silk Road. This is in response to declining volumes on the land…
Chinese port of Ningbo shuts down terminal due to corona infection
The port authorities of Ningbo (China) shut down the Meishan container terminal on Wednesday and blocked all shipping traffic to and from the terminal until…
Vladivostok and Europe connect via Finland Bridge
A new intermodal rail connection links Asian-Pacific ports with Finland via Vladivostok, the Russian far-east port. The Finland Bridge, as the new service is called,…
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…