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The move to rail: a look at China-Europe supply chains

Resilinc

Le Figaro also reports that at the border of Poland and Kazakhstan—one of two points on the Xian-Valenton line where loads must be switched to different trains due to the wider gauge of Soviet-era railways—new docks for unloading and reloading goods are being built to expand capacity to 25 or 30 trains per day on the Xian-Valenton line.

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The Silk Railway: freight train from China pulls up in Madrid

Global Trade Management

En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid. The railway has been dubbed the “21st-century Silk Road” by Li Qiang, the governor of Zhejiang province, where Yiwu is located.

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China’s Historic Silk Road is Resurrected from the Rubble

Elementum

This will include a rail route stretching from Chongqing, China, through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Poland to Duisburg in Germany. If completed according to plan, it will reintroduce ancient land routes connecting China with Europe via parts of Central Asia and the Middle East.

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SCM Map Europe: European location decisions remain complex

Supply Chain Movement

Over the past five years, Turkey was the fastest-growing economy in Europe, followed by Poland. And over the next five years, Turkey and Poland are predicted to remain in the number one and two positions of the top 10, which will furthermore be made up entirely of countries outside of the Blue Banana. Kazakhstan. Isle of Man.

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Kazakhstan. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Korea, Republic of. Kyrgyzstan. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Puerto Rico. Saint Lucia.

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White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Kazakhstan. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Korea, Republic of. Kyrgyzstan. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Puerto Rico. Saint Lucia.

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

Kazakhstan. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Korea, Republic of. Kyrgyzstan. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Puerto Rico. Saint Lucia.