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Istanbul-based Pasifik ISR and China's Guangzhou Communications Investment International Train Operation Management Co. Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday to launch regular freight train services from Guangzhou to Türkiye as a new step in efforts to strengthen the rail corridor between China and Europe, according to the statement.
The memorandum of understanding was signed by senior executives of both companies in Istanbul. The first trial train from Guangzhou is scheduled to arrive in Türkiye in July 2026.
The partnership aims to develop a logistics corridor linking China's Guangdong province with Türkiye before extending onward to Europe, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and Africa under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Under the agreement, the route will host scheduled block train services twice a week, the first regular operations of their kind on the line. Running on fixed days and times, the services are expected to offer exporters more predictable transit schedules and stable transport capacity. The companies also plan to establish an integrated transportation network based on standardized routes, transit timetables and pricing.
The two sides will work together to improve operational coordination within the China-Europe Railway Express network, including cargo tracking, customs procedures and service scheduling.
The agreement also calls for closer coordination of logistics infrastructure across Türkiye, including free zones and industrial areas, to support growing trade flows along the route.
The deal brings Guangzhou into the Turkish company's network and is expected to increase freight volumes moving through the Middle Corridor, a trade route linking China and Europe via Central Asia, the Caspian region and Türkiye.
Guangdong, where Guangzhou is located, is China's largest provincial economy and one of the country's main manufacturing and export centers, making it a key source of cargo for rail shipments bound for overseas markets.
Pasifik ISR is part of the Pasifik Eurasia logistics group, which specializes in rail-based freight transportation between Asia and Europe while also offering multimodal logistics services across road, sea and air transport. The company has built partnerships with railway operators in Türkiye, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China and Austria to support cargo flows along Eurasian trade routes, according to its reports.
Pasifik Eurasia shares climbed roughly 2% on Borsa Istanbul following the announcement, but later erased those gains.
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