{"id":185983,"date":"2025-03-13T20:53:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T10:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=60687"},"modified":"2025-03-13T20:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T10:53:43","slug":"freight-from-china-is-disappearing-from-russian-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=185983","title":{"rendered":"Freight from China is disappearing from Russian rail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 in traffic. Sanctions on the transit of dual-use goods could be part of the explanation, but the Russian economy itself is not helping either.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>China – Europe rail freight through Russia has been on the decline for months, writes the South China Morning Post (SCMP). A wave of freight seizures in Russia has caused logistics companies to lose confidence in the route, industry insiders told the Chinese publication. One market source is quoted as saying: \u201cWe have not dared to ship [goods via the railway] since November\u201d, which is when the repercussions of Russian sanctions on dual-use goods transit started to take shape.<\/p>\n

The sanctions have impacted thousands of China – Europe containers. Even though Russia introduced the sanctions in October, Chinese freight companies only found out weeks later – too late to prevent freight seizures.<\/p>\n