A lack of commercial operators hinders the development of intermodal routes in the Baltics, according to Dutch logistics company Samskip. The company would like to create an extended rail link to rail for its new...Read more
The European rail freight sector is facing challenging times, with many companies struggling to remain viable. Despite this, some companies are thriving, like D’Agostino SRL, an Italian transport company that has seen significant growth in...Read more
A trial has been held of a sub-fifty mile (80km) intermodal haul in Central Scotland. The revival could connect an intermodal terminal in Paisley, to the west of Glasgow, with the rail freight terminal at...Read more
A new rail terminal has been inaugurated in Fuenlabrada, just south of Madrid. The facility offers an intermodal road-rail connection to Spain’s large ports. It specialises in semi-manufactured and temperature-controlled goods and food. Read more
Construction is underway for a new intermodal terminal in western Ukraine near the border of Romania. The terminal will facilitate freight transfers between trains, gauge changes as well as road-to-rail and vice versa. Its aim...Read more
The tri-modal terminal in the port of Lauterbourg, part of the Ports of Strasbourg, deployed the first freight train to the port of Antwerp. The initiative sees the involvement of big industry players including MSC,...Read more
The Piacenza Intermodal Terminal, located 50 kilometres south of Milan and managed by Hupac, will almost triple the number of containers handled by train by 2025. The facility is currently undergoing a major refurbishment to...Read more
The Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) has unloaded its first-ever containers as part of a test run. The DGT, which will be the largest inland terminal in Europe upon completion, will start operations in summer 2024....Read more
DB Cargo Scandinavia is launching a pilot rail freight service to the Danish port town of Hirtshals. The port, located at the northern tip of mainland Denmark, provides ferry services to Norway. The pilot is...Read more
The Spanish port of Huelva is taking decisive steps to elevate its rail operations and increase the share of rail freight in its total throughput. Plans entail launching direct railway services to Madrid so cargo...Read more
French freight transport and logistics group Mendy has launched a weekly rail freight service from its multi-modal terminal in Hendaye, near Bayonne, on the France-Spain border, to Lyon, transporting supplies for a major infrastructure project...Read more
The Austrian national rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is implementing a new TransFER connection between Linz, Duisburg and Rotterdam. The new link can be seen as an extension of the Linz-Wels-Duisburg RCG connection.Read more
Britain’s East Coast Main Line is best known for its express passenger services and as the route of the Flying Scotsman. It’s also a critical freight corridor. From this week, there’s a new service sharing...Read more
The Austrian national rail freight company Rail Cargo Group (RCG) started the upgrade of the rail terminal in Wels, roughly 30 kilometres southwest of Linz. The four loading tracks will be extended from 580 to...Read more
The Volkswagen Navarra factory in Pamplona, near the Spanish border with France, has slightly reduced the volumes they move via rail. Between 2022 and 2023, there was a decrease from 54.1 per cent to 51.9...Read more
The Port of Marseille Fos (GPMM) saw its containerised rail freight traffic dip by 22 per cent last year compared to 2022, reducing its modal share from 16.9 per cent to 15.2 per cent.Read more
The Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority, which manages the port of La Spezia, will get nine million euros from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The funds will be deployed in the development of the new...Read more
The Dutch province of Gelderland has not received any tenders for the construction and operation of the Gelderland Rail Terminal (RTG). The Provincial Executive reports this to the Provincial Council. Based on a tender, interested...Read more
The Zaragoza PLAZA Railway Logistics Centre, in northeastern Spain, will soon have a second MSC rail freight terminal. The company is ready to invest 20 million euros for the construction of the new facility, which...Read more
Intermodality is one of the pillars of the future of transportation and logistics, also when it comes to Eurasian transport. However, some challenges are there, and adjusting quickly and effectively remains vital for companies providing...Read more
The beginning of 2024 brings more frequent connections between Germany, Greece and Turkey via the Italian port of Trieste. Kombiverkehr increases its rail services between the DUSS terminal in Munich-Riem and Trieste to five weekly...Read more