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Container being transferred between ship and quay, a key step in intermodal transport

Rail freightSeptember 20, 20267 min read

Intermodal Transport Explained: Road, Rail and Sea in One Chain

What is intermodal transport, how does it differ from multimodal and combined transport, and when does moving one sealed container by road, rail and sea make sense for cargo from Turkey?

BNK-branded container loaded on a wagon at a railway terminal, rail freight from Turkey being prepared

Rail freightSeptember 12, 20267 min read

Rail Freight from Turkey: Advantages, Limits and Suitable Cargo

Rail freight from Turkey offers low cost per tonne and a low carbon footprint over long distances but needs road legs at both ends. We weigh the advantages, limits, block trains and suitable cargo.

Container train running on a railway line, Middle Corridor rail service between China and Turkey

Rail freightSeptember 11, 20267 min read

Middle Corridor Rail: Baku–Tbilisi–Kars and Turkey–China Trains

Middle Corridor rail links China and Turkey via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Georgia over the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway: route, block train timetables, transit times and suitable cargo.