Belarusian Railways plans new container freight project from Poland to CIS, China

          Belarusian Railways is planning to launch a new project to transport freight in containers from Poland to the CIS and China, the press center of the Belarusian Railways reports. The project is about direct delivery of freight in containers from the Port of Gdansk (Poland) to the container terminal Kolyadichi (Belarus), and also from the Port of Gdansk through Belarus to Russia, Kazakhstan, China and other countries. Currently Belarusian Railways is exploring the interest of freighters in this project. "In order to improve the quality of the transportation and logistics services, and with a view to creating the optimal conditions Belarusian Railways offers businesses to take part in a questionnaire survey on its official site," the press center said. Experts noted that Belarusian Railways pays great attention to freight transportation by direct fast container trains. Key advantages of such mode of transport include fewer time and cost expenses on delivery, reduced paperwork, and absence of the need for additional transport.