Container spot freight rates on the transpacific trades continued their headlong descent this week, after another 20% was wiped off Asia-US west coast prices and 13% off Asia-US east coast.
GERMANY: The federal government plans to invest €106.5bn in railway infrastructure by 2029, more than the total expenditure on all transport infrastructure in the previous five-year period.
The structure of rail freight transport in Poland continued to shift in 2024, with hard coal losing its leading position both in transported volume and transport work
The volume of Kazakhstan—China rail freight transport increased by 13% in January—April 2025 compared to the same period last year, reaching 11.4 million tonnes
The current SCI Verkehr study «European Rail Freight Transport» analyses the factors affecting market shares, types of goods and corporate strategies, as well as emerging opportunities.
Rail freight operators could win big from a surge of Chinese electric vehicles into Europe, with Shenzhen-based BYD outselling Tesla in the market for the first time.
Preparatory activities and tender processes for the main works on the new double-track freight line between Nuremberg and Eltersdorf are currently underway
Container freight spot rates shot up on the transpacific trades this week, with an immediate surge in demand following news of a new 90-day hiatus in the China-US trade war.
Weakening demand is eating into European road freight operators’ profitability this year, with contract and spot rates declining through the first quarter.
The Shandong China-Europe freight train Russia hub was officially inaugurated at the Bely Rast Terminal Logistics Center in Moscow, Russia, in March, aiming to enhance Shandong’s logistical capabilities in Russia and its surrounding regions.
A divergence in container spot freight rates between the Asia-Europe and Asia-North America trades emerged this week, with pricing declines into Europe getting sharper, while rates to North America strengthened, week on week.
While road freight flows uninterrupted across European borders, electric freight rail continues to be limited by infrastructure bottlenecks at several border crossings.
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30.04.2025
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
The recent signing by China and Germany of the United Nations Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail marks an important step towards achieving efficient rail freight carriage across Europe and Asia, and beyond.
Speaking at the Central Asia-European Union summit, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced his readiness to increase exports to the EU for 175 commodity items worth over $2 billion
At a meeting of the National Kurultai, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev presented plans for the development of the country’s transit and transport infrastructure
The Kazakhstan-China Logistics Center in Xi’an, opened with the participation of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is demonstrating impressive results a year after its launch