China already has the longest high-speed train network in the world. By 2035, it is set to almost double. At the same time, the debts of the state railroad company are already reaching staggering heights.
By Redaktion Table
During the COVID-19 pandemic, companies discovered railways as an alternative for transporting goods from China to Europe. Since 2016, volumes have increased tenfold. Russia's war in Ukraine is starting to have an impact. Contractors fear the sanctions and worry about insurance coverage.
By Redaktion Table
The Covid crisis is hitting the international shipping industry hard – including Genting Hong Kong. The owner of the East German MV Werften is experiencing payment difficulties. As a result, the traditional German shipyards had to file for insolvency on Monday, after a long period of anxiety.
By Michael Radunski
Without Hartmut Heine, there would be no Transrapid in China. He brought political representatives from the People's Republic and German industry to one table. Today, his responsibility is the potential cooperation on yet another project: a European-Chinese Hyperloop, the Transrapid 2.0. Heine knows how difficult it was to get the Transrapid project on track – and explains what lessons we can learn from it today. An interview by Frank Sieren.
By Frank Sieren
The European technology leader for Hyperloop, Hardt, is open to a cooperation with the Chinese partner CRRC and a re-commissioning of the Transrapid track in the German town of Lathen. Lower Saxony's Science Minister Bjoern Thuemler (CDU) is also positive about the Lathen project. The state government is already supporting it. The federal government is not planning any funding so far.
By Frank Sieren
China wants to further develop magnetic levitation technology for high-speed trains and is looking into cooperating with European partners and revitalizing the former Transrapid test track in Lathen in the Emsland region. According to information from China.Table, the state-owned railway group CRRC has already made an inquiry to the operating company of the former test track in Lathen. CRRC has developed two of its own prototypes based on German Transrapid technology but does not have its own test track for long-term testing. In China, maglev trains are considered a pillar of the government's climate plans.
By Frank Sieren
