Hupac has set up a new 13-day-long route between the Polish capital with Xi'an, planned to run weekly in both directions (across Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan) once manufacturing output in Europe ramps up.
United Transport and Logistics Company - Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) - a JV between Belarusian, Kazakh, and Russian railways - has reduced tariffs, even up to 50%, for the transportation of empty 40- and 45-foot general purpose containers to China.
The combined service, launched in August 2019 in partnership with Modul and Global Ports, saw its first eastbound train dispatched from St. Petersburg on 28 March.
FESCO and RZD Logistics, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, have sea-linked the Chinese port with the Russian one in Vladivostok from which containers head to Europe by rail.
A number of shipping lines from across the region has put in place restrictions, first and foremost regarding passenger traffic, however, some services have been suspended altogether to limit the spread of the virus.
The multimodal route connects the ports of Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, and Kobe with Hamburg and Duisburg via the Chinese Port of Taiciang and then along the New Silk Road through Xi'an, Alashankou, Nur-Sultan, and Brest/Małaszewicze.
The Australian state-owned TT-Line Company, holder of the ferry brand Spirit of Tasmania, has decided to relocate the building of its two new ro-paxes from Germany to Finland.
