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China-Europe rail freight

August 23, 2023 | Freight

China-Europe rail freight traffic up 27% in first seven months of 2023

The 10,000th China-Europe freight train this year departed from Yiwu West at 10.18 on July 29, a milestone reached 22 days earlier than in 2022.

November 11, 2022 | Freight

China-Europe Express train reaches Germany in 10 days

The 50-wagon train followed a fixed timetable.

July 29, 2022 | Financial

European funding boost for Kazakhstan Railways

€102.8m bond to develop freight route from China to EU.

July 13, 2022 | Freight

Freight traffic in China up 5.5% in first half

Total of 1.95 billion tonnes carried between January and June.

May 11, 2022 | Freight

New China - Caspian Sea - Europe rail freight service launched

The new service avoids passing through Russia and Ukraine or Belarus.

March 14, 2022 | Freight

Maersk temporarily suspends new intercontinental rail bookings between Asia and Europe

Sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine affect freight shippers.

January 5, 2022 | Freight

China-Europe Express traffic up 23% between January and November

More than 15,000 freight trains were expected to operate between Chinese cities and European destinations by the end of 2021.

December 17, 2021 | Freight

Joint venture signed to boost China to Europe freight links

Russian, Hungarian and Austrian operators join forces to create improved connectivity for freight transported from China.

August 20, 2021 | Financial

China’s goods trade along the Belt and Road reaches $US 824.55bn

Belt and Road Initiative completed almost $US 40bn of contract work in first half of 2021.

November 27, 2020 | Main line

RZD and LDz plan St Petersburg - Latvia - Kaliningrad service

LATVIAN Railways (LDz) board chair, Mr Māris Kleinbergs, and Russian Railways’ (RZD) first deputy managing director, Mr Sergey Pavlov, have announced plans to cooperate to introduce passenger services on the St Petersburg - Kaliningrad route via Latvia, following a meeting on November 26.

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