China, seen as the key to a new northern sea-rail freight corridor from the United States to the Far East, made a strong commitment to the project in Beijing in December 2002.
TRIAL runs of a new multi-modal freight corridor linking the northeast United States with China via northern Europe and Russia are due to take place late this year or early next year. The Northern East-West (NEW) freight corridor-a northern Silk Road-will offer an alternative to existing routes, especially ...