The city of Yiwu, known as «the world’s supermarket,» in east China’s Zhejiang Province, has seen China-Europe freight trains transporting European goods for customers to choose for the upcoming Spring Festival
Container spot freight rates on the Asia-Europe and transpacific trades experienced another week of persistent declines, as pre-Chinese New Year demand continues to weaken
A meeting was held at Alashankou station between Talgat Aldybergenov, Chairman of the Board of JSC NC KTZ, and Guo Jian, Chairman of the Board of Urumqi Railways LLC
The consultation collected responses from 91 entities active in rail freight, alongside dedicated questionnaires completed by PKP PLK and four organisations representing road transport
The European rail industry warns that the European Union’s goals for sustainable mobility and decarbonization are at risk without stable investment and a more coherent regulatory framework, according to the 2025 Annual Report of UNIFE, the organization representing manufacturers and suppliers in the European rail sector.
While the partial return of containerships to the Red Sea has stoked fears of overwhelming port congestion in Northern Europe, a number of gateways outside the region could be in for a volume bonanza if Suez transits increase
On January 1, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA)’s first China-Europe freight train in 2026 departed from Zengcheng West Station at the Guangzhou Eastern Road-rail Intermodal Transport Hub under customs supervision.
The Suez Canal Authority says a cargo ship that ran aground at the northern entrance to the waterway does not pose a risk to shipping, as the organisation eyes increasing numbers of vessels returning.
Maersk has conducted its second Suez Canal sailing in as many weeks, the world’s second-largest box ship operator confirming the 6,200 Maersk Denver transiting the besieged waterway between 11 and 12 January.
Major ports in Europe are already preparing for the «inevitable» — when vessels arriving via the Cape and via Suez coincide — which will see ripple effects across the whole supply chain.
2025 was not a story of collapse, but of failed control: carriers could still move rates in short bursts, but no longer dictate direction. Policy shocks, overcapacity and competition ensured that every rally was temporary, and every reset contested.
In 2024, seaports across the European Union handled approximately 3.4 billion tonnes of cargo, which is broadly in line with 2023 levels but remains below the record 2019 figures of 3.6 billion tonnes, according to Eurostat
As a vital part of the eastern corridor of the China-Europe freight train network, the Suifenhe Railway Port has handled more than 4,000 China-Europe freight train trips since its launch in 2018, carrying over 390,000 TEUs of cargo
JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy continues to implement the Darbaza-Maktaaral railway line project, which will become an important element in the development of transport infrastructure in the country’s southern regions
The freight volume of China-Europe freight trains passing through the Erenhot Port — the largest land port between China and Mongolia — has exceeded 5 million tonnes
As a China-Europe freight train composed of 60 carriages and loaded with home appliances and digital products departed from the Manzhouli railway port in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the «eastern corridor» of the China-Europe freight train network this year has witnessed 5,166 trains operating on its railway lines.