Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer FAW has launched its first dedicated China-Europe train. The company says that the new route reduces cost, speeds up logistics and…
What takes precedence: price, politics or persistent supply chains? The skeptical observant might say that price always rules. Yet, despite hardening competition from cheaper alternatives,…
China Railway, the Chinese national rail operator, has come out with numbers for the first seven months of 2025. The company reports positive numbers all…
Container transportation on the China-Europe rail route, including both the northern route and the Middle Corridor, is lagging behind last year’s numbers. Volatile maritime shipping…
Türkiye has ambitions. It is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, giving it plenty of opportunity to benefit from trade flows transiting…
Countries all along the Middle Corridor are working on their infrastructure to put more Asia – Europe trade goods on the rails. However, beyond the…
The Middle Corridor is booming, one could say. At least when looking at the raw data, there is definitely more and more freight travelling along…
Container traffic on the China – Iran route grew by 2.6 times in the first months of 2025. Such strong demand for rail services seems…
There are more and more trains destined for Europe going through the Kazakh border point Khorgos. In the first quarter of 2025, it recorded 28,5…
Chinese container rates are continuing their downward trend. Companies cannot seem to get rid of their stock in depots, suppressing prices. Since November 2024, they…
The Middle Corridor is growingly rapidly in the container market segment. In 2024, the number of container trains grew by 3,200 per cent. Nevertheless, the…
There is less and less freight from China on the move through Russia. Both in imports and in transit there is reportedly a significant decline…