News

07.16.2021

Lloyd's Loading List

Ocean rates continue to climb as peak season heats up

Listed spot prices rise further this week, with lines adding ever-higher surcharges – including a ‘value added surcharge’ of US$4,000 per 20’ or US$5,000 per 40’ container for all FAK cargo ex-China to North America from one carrier

News

07.16.2021

The Russian-Chinese Business Council

Russian Railways sent a consignment of Russian beef to Shanghai as part of the Agroexpress service

News

07.14.2021

The first direct freight train from China arrived in Germany on the New Silk Road

News

07.13.2021

Gudok.ru

The train is cheaper. Container rail routes outperform sea carriers

News

07.09.2021

Reuters

Analysis: Europe's carbon push stokes backlash fears

July 14 package to extend carbon pricing to new areas
EU eyes social fund to protect most needy from costs
Some countries fear hard sell in tough economic context

News

07.08.2021

mp.weixin.qq.com

World Bank: China's economy is expected to grow 8.5% this year

News

06.30.2021

Lloyd's Loading List

Carriers’ response to Yantian crisis avoided ‘bigger problems’

Analyst says lines have managed to maintain relatively high vessel capacities on the main east-west trade lanes following the south China port’s shutdown, with the event’s impact mainly felt ‘locally’, as ‘highly disruptive to South China cargo’

News

05.10.2021

Lloyd's Loading List

Consolidation in Rotterdam box handling

Hutchison Ports to acquire A.P. Moller-Maersk-owned terminal at Europe’s leading container port

News

05.10.2021

Lloyd's Loading List

Air cargo rates spike linked to 'geographical lane imbalance'

Potential trend has ’significant implications’ for global supply chains as the market continues to recover from the pandemic, leading analyst argues

News

04.29.2021

ERAI

Potential for Expanding the Eurasian Corridor with Agricultural & Food Products

The transportation of agricultural products provides great opportunities. The increasing consumer demand in China, the natural scarcity of arable agricultural lands, and the developing agriculture & food (A&F) in the countries of this region impose the need for development in this direction

News

01.26.2021

ERAI

International Transport Corridors in the Eurasian Space: Development of Meridional Routes

The new report by ERAI focuses on the North—South international transport corridor that is one of the vital historical corridors connecting Europe and Russia with Iran and South Asian countries

News

01.13.2021

Railfreight

New multimodal service between Xi’an-Oslo

Oslo now connects with the Chinese city of Xi’an via a new multimodal service. The first block train arrived at the Norwegian port on 26 December, following a trip estimated to last between 15 and 17 days. Kaliningrad’s role is crucial for the new route, as it is at this port where cargo is transshipped on a ship to Oslo.

News

12.28.2020

Railfreight

New Silk Road in 2020: Covid-19, increased traffic and empty containers

2020 was a year of remarkable growth for rail freight traffic on the New Silk Road, despite the many difficulties. More trains, increased volumes, new destinations across the Eurasian routes, but also congestions, and imbalances compose the mosaic of the New Silk Road in the year about to end.

News

12.24.2020

Lloyd's Loading List

Asia-UK rates exceed $10,000 per feu and continue rising

China-Europe ocean freight prices keep increasing to new record highs, especially to the currently troubled UK market, where even the passing of Christmas and an UK-EU trade agreement are unlikely to ease ‘the perfect storm of deep-sea ocean supply chains’

News

10.13.2020

Railfreight

Not containers, but wagons the latest purchase of FELB

The roles of the various parties involved along the New Silk Road have been blurred for a while, with a wide range of services provided by many of them. That having a fleet increases position on this competitive market has become clear to especially operators, among them Far East Land Bridge (FELB).

News

10.08.2020

ERAI

The Environmental Agenda for Rail Freight Transport

A new study by ERAI will focus on the impact of the environmental agenda on rail freight. Environmental agenda permeates all spheres of human activity, and rail transport is no exception. In an effort to defend its position, railway transport is adapting to changes, where environmental friendliness and sustainable development are increasingly important

News

09.28.2020

International Railway Journal

Kazakhstan – Germany multimodal freight service launched

UNITED Transport and Logistics Company — Eurasian Railway Alliance (UTLC ERA) and Belarusian Railways (BC) subsidiary Belintertrans-Germany (BIT-Germany) have launched a new multi-modal service from Altynkol, on the Kazakhstan-China border, via Kaliningrad, Russia, to Hamburg, Germany.

News

09.25.2020

Railfreight

China train arrives in port of Rotterdam

The first direct train from China arrives in the port of Rotterdam this evening, 25 September. It carries Chinese goods originating from Xi’an. After unloading, the train will be reloaded with goods from Ireland, and the train will return to China. This will all take place at the Rail Service Center Rotterdam.

News

08.20.2020

Railfreight

New Silk Road work practices are a success story

European freight operators and logistics companies, with interests all along the New Silk Road, have responded to the demands of the coronavirus pandemic. For many it has been a rapid deployment of new ways to work. For still more it has accelerated a modal shift to rail. Some have even reported their best trading returns as rail has proven its worth for the long term.