Tensions between Brussels and Beijing are rising after the EU acted against Chinese rail giant CRRC over alleged state subsidies. The European Commission cancelled the Lisbon metro tender and a new contract was awarded to Poland’s PESA.
A historic moment six years in the making. The first train from Beijing to Pyongyang departed fully sold…
Europe’s rail supply industry has warned it could face an “existential threat” if policymakers fail to…
It starts like a myth from a modern empire: steel spanning sky over a canyon so deep it once took hours…
Eight thousand kilometres across half the world in just fourteen days. The first regular freight train…
What began as a modest rail connection between China and Europe has rapidly grown into one of the world’s busiest trade corridors. Today, it is reshaping…
An armored limo on rails pulled into Beijing: Kim Jong-un’s Taeyangho—part bunker, part palace—arrived for the WWII parade.
It may not be five-star, but it’s five thousand miles of unforgettable. The Shangri-La Express—China’s most modern hotel train—offers a front-row seat…
Brazil ships billions to China, but it’s about to send them faster. The long-dreamed Bioceanic Railway, now tethered to China’s Chancay deepwater port,…
Global trade is shifting tracks. As intermodal freight, rail logistics, and canal alternatives reshape shipping, Maersk’s Panama Canal Railway acquisition…
A simple logistical shift has turned China’s used car exports into a booming trade phenomenon. Trains loaded with pre-owned vehicles roll into Central…
Global trade routes are shifting, and one corridor is rising fast. The Middle Corridor—once an alternative, now a contender—is seeing record freight traffic,…
Japan’s maglev train is a groundbreaking innovation—though still a long-awaited one. How do politics and geography shape technological progress, and will…
Non-stop train. Today, it may seem like fiction, but there are already plans for its implementation. William Aitken and Chen Jianjun have proposed the…
Rail transport continues to modernize, but some railway masterpieces have been in place for decades. Among them are railway tunnels—let’s take a look at…