
News
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30.03.2021
Alternative China-UK route
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18.03.2021
Experts: Developing Specialists’ Soft Skills Is Essential for the Future of the Silk Road
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05.03.2021
JSC UTLC ERA’s CEO and Kaliningrad Region’s Governor discuss transit potential development prospects within the region up to 2025 on a working meeting
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02.03.2021
RSPP discussed the implementation of the "Mobility of Multimodal Supply in Trade and Economic Cooperation between Russia and Germany" project
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02.02.2021
About the increase in the volume of cargo within China-EU railway track in the services of UTLC ERA
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26.01.2021
Rail operators along the New Silk Road combine forces
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12.01.2021
The volume of container transportation at UTLC ERA services amounted to 546.9 thousand TEU by the end of 2020
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29.12.2020
UTLC ERA is testing a new corridor for goods delivery by express container trains from China to Europe
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08.12.2020
500 THOUSAND TEU LANDMARK ON THE CHINA-EU TRACK HAS BEEN ACHIEVED
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12.11.2020
Rates are oriented towards overland routes
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28.09.2020
UTLC ERA JLC and Belintertrans-Germany GmbH open a joint end-to-end regular multimodal service from China to Western Europe
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05.08.2020
Traffic Using the Services Provided by UTLC ERA Shows Sustained Growth: More Than 54,000 TEU Following the Results of July 2020
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06.07.2020
Container traffic volume regarding the transit services provided by UTLC ERA in June exceeded 52 thousand TEU for the first time
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22.06.2020
Post Chooses Railways
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08.06.2020
Container traffic in UTLC ERA transit services in May exceeds 49 thousand TEU
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04.06.2020
UTLC ERA ensures reliable railway service between Eastern China and Paris
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26.05.2020
The geography of UTLC ERA services continued to expand with the new locations.
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12.05.2020
JSC UTLC ERA container traffic in April 2020 doubled to 41 thousand TEU
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21.04.2020
TO REACH A MILLION CONTAINER A YEAR FROM CHINA Interview with Alexey Grom, CEO UTLC ERA
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14.04.2020
UTLC ERA reduces tariffs for transportation of empty 40-foot and 45-foot containers
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10.04.2020
The strengthening of CCTT and GETO cooperation and development of Mukran port and UTLC ERA container services
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08.04.2020
UTLC ERA сooperates with DB Cargo, launches New Multimodal Cargo Transportation Project from China to Europe via Port of Rostock
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02.04.2020
UTLC ERA will help deliver anti-epidemic protection from the Chinese city of Wuhan to Europe
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27.03.2020
New Railway Service Connects Scandinavia and China via Mukran port
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27.03.2020
UTLC ERA and RZD Logistics JSC have begun to carry out shipments of sanctioned goods in transit through Russia
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17.03.2020
DEAR PARTNERS AND FRIENDS, CURRENTLY, THE WHOLE PLANET IS GOING THROUGH A ROUGH SPOT DUE TO THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19
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22.01.2020
Finland to boost cooperation with China under new gov´t
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21.01.2020
Russia wants to connect China and Norway via Kaliningrad
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25.12.2019
11 Cities Added to Geography of UTLC ERA Services in the European Union
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19.12.2019
Alexey Grom: New Technologies Set New Goals for Railways with the Track Width of 1520
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19.12.2019
Speed – Key Competitiveness Factor
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13.12.2019
More than 80% of container transportation within the 1520 track width space is provided by services of UTLC ERA Company
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11.12.2019
Renewed Eurasian Rail Alliance Index Portal
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06.12.2019
Volume of Transit Transportation in China-Europe Trade in UTLC ERA Services Exceeded 300,000 TEU for the First Time
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03.12.2019
Growth of container transportation via railways between China and Europe is possible even without subsidies
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25.11.2019
Kurier Kolejowy, Polish Specialized Media Outlet, Interviews Director of UTLC ERA
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20.11.2019
Il Mondo dei Trasporti, № 284/Novembre. Interview with Alexey Grom, Chief executive officer UTLC ERA. China a huge growth potential
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11.11.2019
UTLC ERA launches multimodal service for CIM/SMGS integrated solution
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07.11.2019
DHL develops expedited cargo delivery between China and Germany on the UTLC ERA services
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05.11.2019
Conductor of the New Silk Road: Alexey Grom
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31.10.2019
«Yellow Crane Tower» on UTLC ERA service
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28.10.2019
JSC UTLC ERA container traffic in January–September 2019 amounted to 228,363 TEU with 23% growth
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26.08.2019
Barcelona wins International Football Tournament UTLC Cup 2019
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21.08.2019
European football majors Barcelona, Internazionale, Borussia and Olympique Lyonnais will take part in the UTLC Cup Youth Football Tournament for the first time
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18.07.2019
UTLC ERA maintains positive dynamics for traffic volumes
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12.07.2019
UTLC ERA moves up and now ranks number two in top list of major "asset-free" transport and logistics companies in Russia, prepared by INFOline Logistic
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10.07.2019
UTLC ERA to attract container traffic from North-West China to 1520 mm rail gauge with new Chinese partner
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08.07.2019
UTLC ERA: New prospects for transit in Kaliningrad region open through implementation of Joint Initiatives between Federal Customs Service and business
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25.06.2019
Annual JSC UTLC ERA General Shareholder Meeting held in Moscow
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13.06.2019
UTLC ERA intensifies cooperation with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
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07.06.2019
UTLC ERA to launch new multimodal shipping service with two European partners
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04.06.2019
Russian, Belarusian and Kazakhstan railways sign shareholder agreement to regulate their holdings in UTLC ERA
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30.05.2019
UTLC ERA and BTLC Dispatch 64 Containers with Dairy Products from Belarus to China in January – April 2019
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21.05.2019
Transit commitment aiming for growth: UTLC ERA shareholders set goal to ship 1 mln containers a year
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19.04.2019
UTLC ERA signs cooperation agreements with two European partners
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17.04.2019
UTLC ERA increases Europe – China – Europe rail cargo shipments for Q1, 2019, by 54% compared to Q1, 2018
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12.04.2019
UTLC ERA launches new Luxembourg - Chengdu rail shipping route
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11.04.2019
UTLC ERA and Port of Qingdao sign Memorandum of Understanding
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01.04.2019
UTLC ERA to hold first UTLC Ice Cup 2019 International Juniors’ Ice Hockey Tournament
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29.03.2019
UTLC ERA presents cooperation initiative with European partners and the ERAI transit index at SiTL 2019 in Paris
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19.03.2019
ULTC ERA and ZSSK Cargo intensify their cooperation on Trans-Eurasia routes and sign Memorandum of Understanding
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15.03.2019
ERAI rail transit index included in Drewry international shipping report
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11.02.2019
UTLC ERA makes TOP-5 spot in ranking of asset-free transport and logistics companies in Russia, released by INFOLine Logistic
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06.02.2019
The president of UTLC ERA made a speech at the wrap-up session of the Belarusian Railways Technical and Economic Council
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01.02.2019
UTLC ERA will purchase 200 container railcars for the partial formation of its own fleet
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25.12.2018
According to the results of 2018, UTLC ERA traffic volume will increase to around 60%
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12.12.2018
UTLC ERA sent the 3000th train from the beginning of 2018
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28.11.2018
ERAI sparked European market’s interest during the UTLC ERA road show
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09.11.2018
UTLC ERA has sent the pilot trains as a part of the multimodal transport development project through the ports of the Kaliningrad region
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06.11.2018
New milestones for UTLC ERA: October sees the 2 500th train and 186 000 TEU 9-month record
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02.11.2018
UTLC ERA organized regular shipment of Belarusian foodstuff to China
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26.10.2018
UTLC ERA took part in The Asia-Europe Business Forum in Brussels as a sponsor
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18.10.2018
ERAI: the new transit market index presented by JSC UTLC ERA at CILF 2018 in China
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28.09.2018
ERAI: the new transit market index to be presented by JSC UTLC ERA at "PRO//Motion.1520" in Sochi
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12.09.2018
The amount of cargo traffic performed by UTLC ERA for 8 months of 2018 has reached the record value of 157 thous. TEUs.
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12.09.2018
UTLС ERA counts on multimodal transportations through Kaliningrad
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30.08.2018
UTLC ERA carried first containers with Belorussian products from Brest to Chengdu
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27.08.2018
UTLC ERA will be the general partner at the Eurasian Transit Forum in Kaliningrad
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20.08.2018
JSC UTLC was entitled as the "Best Enterprise of Russia 2017" among the companies whose activities are related to transportation
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17.08.2018
“Our players are 14 years old, and this is the right age to start travelling, communicating with foreigners and competing with them on the field,” – Oshima Hideo says, the coach of “Yokohama Marinos”
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10.08.2018
Miranchuk and Höwedes will present participants of UTLC Cup 2018
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06.08.2018
UTLC ERA sets records in the transit corridor China-Europe-China
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11.07.2018
Eurasian Corridor: UTLC ERA demonstrates stable growth of volumes in the first half of 2018
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26.06.2018
UTLC ERA celebrates the 1000th train on its transit services China-Europe-China
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26.04.2018
First quater 2018 transportation results of UTLC ERA JSC
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06.04.2018
UTLC JSC reorganization will allow managing the project on principles of parity
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03.04.2018
UTLC and Mercitalia Rail have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
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20.03.2018
JSC United Transport and Logistics Company publishes the financial results under the Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) for 2017
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27.02.2018
UTLC, Kaliningrad Railway and ports of Kaliningrad region implement project of multimodal transportation
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26.02.2018
UTLC and Rail Cargo Austria AG have signed Memorandum of Understanding
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24.01.2018
UTLC provided for growth of transport container service in 2017 by 75%
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15.11.2017
UTLC and Forwardis concluded a MoU for the transport of containers by rail between Europe and China
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11.10.2017
Fresh high transit traffic along the 1520 mm track
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10.10.2017
UTLC launched shipping in tank containers from China to Europe
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25.09.2017
UTLC and Kaliningrad Railways arranged regular containers transit between Europe and China through Kaliningrad region
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07.09.2017
UTLC volumes in January-August top 101,000 TEU, up 87%
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06.09.2017
UTLC Implements UTLC XL-train Project
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02.08.2017
New Route for Container Trains in UTLC Services
Finland to boost cooperation with China under new gov´t
Commenting the nomination of Sanna Marin as the new Prime Minister of Finland, Jarno Syrjälä, Finnish Ambassador to China, assured that increasing cooperation between the countries will remain a priority under new government, said a press release.“China is a very important partner for Finland, while Finland is becoming a more and more attractive partner for China, the two nations’ future relations will continue to prosper,” said the Ambassador on December, 11, to a Chinese newspaper People’s Daily.
From this perspective the results of the 4th China-Finland Committee for Innovative Business Cooperation that took place on December, 12-13, in Helsinki, look even more promising to both parties. During the two-day discussion four Working Groups of the Committee – Energy, Maritime Logistics, Forestry and Clean Air suggested the ways to strengthen economic partnership. Mikael Laine, Chairman of the Maritime Logistics working group said in particular, that land and sea transport between the countries are supposed to nearly double by 2030. At the same time, China is investing heavily in logistics routes – noted Laine – and the companies on both sides are planning to expand other forms of logistics, such as road and rail.
For China developing railway connection with Finland has been a significant part of the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) – a massive infrastructure project expected to boost trade between the two continents. From January to November 2019 the total volume of cargo shipped on the railway route China-Finland-China has made up 3 466 TEU (TEU – a twenty-foot equivalent unit, which is used to measure a ship’s cargo carrying capacity), according to the United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA), which is responsible for about 80% of Eurasian railway traffic on the New Silk Road routes, transiting via the broad gauge network of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Key goods transported from China to Finland in 2019, as to UTLC’s data, included LED lamps, shoes, fabrics, clothing, solar panels and household goods, while cargo on Finland-China route included mostly plastic products, cellulose, car tires, elevator parts, paper and cardboard.
Besides being a secure way to transport goods, which due to their size or composition cannot be shipped by air or sea, railway also allows to reduce shipment time greatly. A container sent by rail from China by direct railway route through Kazakhstan and Russia reaches Finland (Buslovskaya/Vainikkala border stations) in just 7 days, while for most of the maritime routes this would take 35 to 40 days. This time-efficiency can definitely bring new opportunities for Finnish business.
Some of the big European companies are already taking advantage of it, for example DHL, that has launched high-speed pilot train from China to Europe using the services of UTLC ERA via Kaliningrad this November. This allowed the global logistics service to reduce total transit time on the routes China-Europe from 17 to 10 – 12 days. “We have repeatedly stated the readiness of UTLC ERA to act as a technological and operational platform for testing the latest transportation and information technologies for the container trains organization in China-Europe traffic”, said Alexey Grom, CEO of JSC “UTLC ERA”, commenting on this project.
Meanwhile, some Finnish entities like Kouvola logistics terminal, Nurminen Logistics Oy, DSV Air & Sea Oy, Nordicon AB, Moventas Gears Oy, Greencarrier Projects AS, Kuehne & Nagel Finland, already use the advantage of the Eurasian rail transit as well.
Last month UTLC, has enlarged the spectrum of its transportation services by opening of a new transcontinental combined rail and sea route. On November, 12th the first goods train from China arrived to the Baltic Sea port of Mukran, located on the German island of Rügen. The key feature of the sea corridor is that it makes the process of putting cargo from 1520 mm railway gauge (Russia and CIS) to 1435 mm (EU) railway gauge quicker and easier, as the wagons do not have to be put from one railway chassis to another anymore, which normally takes a lot of time. Another special thing about Baltiysk-Mukran sea corridor is that the trains, which start out from Xi’an in Central China pass the corridor with a single CIM/SMGS waybill, which allows to save time and reduce the amount of paperwork.
Using a single CIM/SMGS waybill in multimodal, cargo transportation by rail and sea might be a good solution not only for Germany but for other Baltic Sea countries as well. And who knows – maybe for the next Christmas the presents ordered in China would reach people in Finland a few weeks quicker, while being delivered by a railway rather than by sea.