Transeurasian Delivery of Containers via UTLC ERA routes

The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance specializes in transporting various cargoes by rail between China and Europe border crossings. This mode of transportation, utilizing the extensive rail networks of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, offers a time-efficient alternative to maritime shipping and cost-efficient alternative to air delivery.

Delivery of containers

UTLC ERA JSC is a leading company that offers transit container services for delivering goods across the vast territory of the Eurasian continent. UTLC ERA provides seamless transportation of various cargoes from the Chinese border to the EU border with regular block trains. These trains proceed without delays across the territories of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Thanks to the railway corridor between the borders of China and the EU, container delivery has become an economically efficient option for a wide range of shippers from European countries and China.

UTLC ERA offers rail container transportation services guaranteeing timely delivery of diverse cargoes between China and Europe, and vice versa, within the shortest possible time frames:

• assorted cargo;

• dangerous cargo;

• perishable cargo;

• large parties.

UTLC ERA JSC has forged partnerships between Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh enterprises to enhance container delivery via train, thereby bolstering the transit capabilities of the Eurasian Economic Union. Leveraging advanced logistics solutions and efficient coordination of railway networks across the three allied nations operating on the 1,520-millimeter gauge, UTLC dispatches more than 450 freight trains monthly, utilizing  80-foot transformer platforms, renowned for their flexibility and high capacity.

While UTLC ERA operates only fitting platforms there are various types of railcars employed for cargo transportation by other companies, including:

• covered;

• gondola cars;

• open universal platforms;

• refrigerator sections and thermoses;

• two-tier car carriers (grids).

Rail transport offers several advantages over other modes of cargo delivery:

• cost-effectiveness;

• insensitivity to weather conditions;

• security of transported goods;

• timeliness of delivery.

In major cases Сontainers provide optimal conditions for transporting almost any type of cargo. Receptacle shipping by rail offers lower prices compared to air transportation and road delivery.

Advantages of UTLC ERA transport company services

Clients receive a range of services, including:

• transportation rates for Kazakh, Russian and Belarusian railways;

• fees for change of escort service for cargо;

• customs clearance services in accordance with the customs legislation of the EAEU;

• fees for customs inspection of transported goods;

• provision of fitting platforms;

• loading and unloading operations when changing track gauge within the EAEU territory.

UTLC ERA guarantees timely delivery of clients' cargo between Chinese and  European borders on a turnkey basis, providing comprehensive transportation services of high quality. With partners’ warehouse terminals in China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus, we can efficiently consolidate and swiftly dispatch cargoes in the required direction.

All train routes pass through Belarusian, Kazakh and Russian terminals swiftly, facilitated by the utilization of an optimal schedule for freight train movement. Leveraging the combined resources of the railways across the three Eurasian states, UTLC ERA JSC conducts over 95% of all transit along the New Silk Way route, ensuring prompt delivery and cargo safety during rail transportation.