These services on the Polish German corridor began on January 8, 2025.
Deepsea container carriers, led by Maersk and MSC, have started cutting Asia-Europe rates in the hope of filling their ships during the usual post-Chinese New Year lull.
RailFreight.com recently organised the second edition of the rail freight end-of-year market survey, with dozens of industry players responding and providing their perspectives on how the sector did in 2024 and what to expect in 2025.
JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy successfully completed 2024, demonstrating stability in cargo transportation and fulfillment of strategic objectives.
Steps stress promoting development via opening-up, facilitating logistics
The Chinese government’s aim to develop Asian rail networks could be aided by president-elect Trump’s tariff policy, «running counter to the US’s strategic aims», according to the founder of Transport Intelligence (Ti), John Manners-Bell.
Waberer’s International is further expanding its rail freight capacity by acquiring a majority stake in GYSEV CARGO Zrt., Hungary’s second-largest rail transportation provider.
In the first half of 2024, freight rail transport across Europe recorded a decrease in transport performance, reflecting a challenging period for the sector.
Chengdu and Chongqing share a love for spicy food and culture and a common future
After the Red Sea crisis escalated, Christmas decorations delivered via the China-Europe freight trains became essential for Europeans to celebrate the New Year.
«Vessels ‘go dark’ to avoid Houthi attacks,» blared headlines as 2024 kicked in, and commercial shipping very swiftly threw forecasts to the winds as it became apparent that the spate of attacks in the Red Sea region in the closing weeks of 2023 had morphed into a campaign.
Container spot rates on the transpacific trades shot up this week, on the back of a series of mid-December general rate increases (GRIs) that appear to have significantly boosted prices.
Over 236 million tons of cargo were transported on the railway network of Kazakhstan in January-November 2024.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Hungary.
Launchpad for economic takeoff
During the last mandate, from 2019-2024, von der Leyen’s Commission forged a legacy defined by the European Green Deal and the twin transitions.
DB Cargo is set to cut significantly more jobs than previously anticipated.
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to create a feasibility study for the construction of a new highway that will connect Almaty with the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul.
The car-carrier market is now at a crossroads, as charter rates have corrected substantially from the astronomical highs seen in 2023, according to shipbroking firm Clarksons.
Asia-Europe carriers saw their early December general rate increases (GRIs) stick this week, with spot rates into both North Europe and Mediterranean ports seeing double-digit increases.