Category: ESR 2019

Venlo host to European Silk Road Summit 2019

16 September 2019 While China, Russia and Kazakhstan are ambitiously developing the New Silk Road, Europe is equally important, as it is the other side of the transport chain. Large logistics hubs have understood this and taken position on the New Silk Road. Among them is the Dutch hub of Venlo: host to the European… Read more ›

Japan/South Korea – Europe multimodal route has options for new branches

30 August 2019 This September the recently tested multimodal route between South Korea and Poland becomes a regular service. It already has the potential to be extended with new branches. Katarzyna Uklejewska-Krawczyk from PCC Intermodal explains the main features of the multimodal route and its prospectives. The history of the new route started a year… Read more ›

Fresh Norwegian salmon on the train to China

30 July 2019 By the end of this year fresh salmon from Norway will be transported to China by rail. This will be done through Russia, which now permits the transit of previously sanctioned products through its territory. Micael Blom, railway consultant in the Nordic countries is fully engaged with this groundbreaking new supply chain…. Read more ›

Lifted Russian ban on transit traffic: big advantage with many questions

23 July 2019 Russia has lifted the ban on the transit of EU fresh products. What impact will the decision have on the European logistics industry? Which products are allowed for transportation via Russia? What requirements should the shippers meet to receive approval? These questions have been discussed at the RailFreight Webinar took place on… Read more ›

Russia lifts ban on transit of sanctioned EU products by rail

9 July 2019 Russia has lifted the ban on transit traffic for a range of products that were previously sanctioned. This includes agricultural products and foodstuffs. The measure is effective per 1 July, subjective to certain conditions. This was reported by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation with reference to Presidential Decree N… Read more ›

Kilometre-long trains and no gauge switch: this is Railgate Finland

16 April 2019 From China to Europe per train in 12 to 14 days; it is possible when the entry gate is Finland, and the terminal to arrive the Railgate Finland in Kouvala. Finland has the same broad gauge as the CIS states, so the train only needs to switch to another railway network once,… Read more ›