Chengfan Zhao

Rotterdam

Content Editor at RailFreight

Een buitenlander living in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Małaszewicze volumes continue sharp downward trajectory

Oct 6, 2023 | railfreight.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 06-10-2023 at 13:44 Image: Shutterstock. Małaszewicze, the major European border crossing for Silk Road trains, has experienced a 24,3 per cent drop in Westbound volumes, reaching 57,180 TEU for H1 2023, according to the Polish Road Transport Institute. Eastbound volumes have shrunk even more significantly in the same period, dropping by 91 per cent compared to last year.
Metal theft causes train delays and increased costs for DB

Oct 5, 2023 | railfreight.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 05-10-2023 at 12:28 Image: Shutterstock. Metal thefts increasingly disrupt Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) freight transportation operations. Thieves are especially interested in removing copper cables, thus causing substantial damage to German railway infrastructure. The damage, in turn, results in significant delays for freight traffic, as well as additional financial burdens for DB.
Stranded container in Russia could disrupt China-Russia supply chain

Oct 4, 2023 | railfreight.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 05-10-2023 at 06:30 Source:Around 150,000 surplus containers are stranded in Russia due to trade volume imbalance. Specifically, the imbalance is caused by the uprise of Chinese imports and the declining export volumes. As a result, empty containers cannot be shipped back to China and sold at a considerably cheap price in Russia.
Controversy grows over China’s BRI investment in Pakistan

Oct 4, 2023 | railfreight.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 04-10-2023 at 12:32 Source:China has allegedly rejected a Belt and Road investment plan proposed by Pakistan. The proposal targeted adding more components to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The Pakistani Ministry of Planning Development & Special Activities denied the rejection and responded that “these claims are factually incorrect and misleading”.
Kyrgyzstan Railways deny CKU line being indefinitely postponed

Oct 3, 2023 | railfreight.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 03-10-2023 at 09:45 Image: Kyrgyzstan Railways denied the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway is indefinitely delayed. The reaction resulted from various media outlets reporting that the highly anticipated CKU railway is postponed due to a lack of financial means. “That is not true”, Kyrgyzstan Railways said.
Germany eyes EU financing for more rail with Central Asia

Oct 2, 2023 | germantransportationdaily.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 02-10-2023 at 12:51 Source:Germany and Central Asian countries are amid attempts to strengthen their trade cooperation and possibly increase rail connections. A few days ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the heads of five Central Asian countries, and the financing of infrastructure projects and other forms of synergies were discussed extensively.
Germany eyes EU financing for more rail with Central Asia

Oct 2, 2023 | germantransportationdaily.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 02-10-2023 at 12:51 Source:Germany and Central Asian countries are amid attempts to strengthen their trade cooperation and possibly increase rail connections. A few days ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the heads of five Central Asian countries, and the financing of infrastructure projects and other forms of synergies were discussed extensively.
Germany eyes EU financing for more rail with Central Asia

Oct 2, 2023 | railfreight.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 02-10-2023 at 12:51 Source:Germany and Central Asian countries are amid attempts to strengthen their trade cooperation and possibly increase rail connections. A few days ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the heads of five Central Asian countries, and the financing of infrastructure projects and other forms of synergies were discussed extensively.
Hungary remains positive on BRI expecting more future benefits

Sep 28, 2023 | railfreight.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 28-09-2023 at 12:41 Source:Hungary addressed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a “clear success” despite the drop in China-Europe train volumes this year. On the one hand, the country is envisioned as a future Silk Road rail hotspot. On the other hand, it has also benefited largely from the BRI in terms of investments.
Romania opens its way for licensed Ukrainian grain

Sep 28, 2023 | railfreight.com | Chengfan Zhao

Published on 28-09-2023 at 12:29 Image: Romania will keep its border open for grain imported from Ukraine with additional measures. Ukrainian grain is currently facing an export crisis as neighbouring countries such as Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia decided to ban the import of Ukrainian grain on 15 September unilaterally. “Our help is to help this grain transit,” Marcel Ciolacu, Romanian Prime Minister, told Romanian media Digi24 yesterday.