China-Europe rail freight has been plagued by uncertainty and abrupt shifts in the past five years. Pessimists underscored the gradual decline in market share and…
Iran is planning to build a new 200-kilometre long railway to facilitate China-Europe traffic. The country’s transport minister, Farzaneg Sadegh, stated that Tehran wants to…
When shipping Chinese products overland to Europe, there is almost no getting around Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Since transit freight can be a lucrative business,…
The Dutch company BTT Freight Management is selling its freight forwarding activities to and from China to Claassen Logistics. BTT is discontinuing its transport to…
The Middle Corridor: Europeans tend to look at it with skepticism, whereas the Chinese celebrate each newly launched train. In between them are the Central…
One week ago, on 12 September, Poland closed the border with Belarus. The prolonged closure is having a substantial impact on China-Europe logistics, with dozens…
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,…