On September 28th, the first «Shanghai» train, carrying 50 containers full of clothing, shoes, hats, glassware, auto parts, precision instruments and other goods, left Shanghai all the way to the west, through the Xinjiang Alashankou Port, bound for Hamburg.
The results of the first half of 2025 reflect the main trends affecting the Eurasian railway route
The Eurasian landbridge has contributed to increased sustainable connectivity between the EU and China during the decade of the 2010s. Felicitously, this market-driven development preceded, and also complemented, major foreign economic policy announcements by China and the EU and reinforces their goal of increased connectivity. The resulting connectivity is likely to survive any bilateral political debacles because the economic foundation is strong