Promoted as “the Western gateway of the New Silk Road,” the terminal will depend on Chinese cargo rolling across Ukraine

Promoted as “the Western gateway of the New Silk Road,” the terminal will depend on Chinese cargo rolling across Ukraine and will compete directly with the booming northern route – through Belarus to Poland. Last year, the number of Chinese containers crossing from Belarus to Poland jumped by 60%, to 555,000, reports Belarusian Railway. With freight trains delayed at Brest by the need to shift wheels from broad gauge to EU gauge, the Belarus Railway is investing in two new border crossings with Poland, at Bruzgi and Svislač. Ukrzaliznytsia is promoting Ukraine as alternate corridor for Chinese goods to the EU.