P&O Ferrymasters is launching a new multimodal service from Italy to Norway. The new multimodal service includes rail links between...From Italy to the Dutch ports by rail, continue to Norway by sea
Flexiwaggon’s fully automatic railway carriage aims to bring innovation in intermodal transportation, with the ability to carry full trucks or...Could the mobile truckstop change intermodal transport?
This week in RailFreight Live, we discuss the penalties on operating noisy trains in Germany. We talk about the UK’s...This week in RailFreight Live
Joint freeport bid from Felixstowe and Harwich
Two of the historically busiest ports in England have entered a joint bid for Freeport status under a UK government competition to identify up to ten locations around the country. Felixstowe, known primarily for intermodal...Read more
European court upholds fine on Lithuanian Railways
The Commission’s decision to fine Lithuanian Railways (LG) back in 2017 is correct. This is the verdict of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The fine was imposed to the rail operator with...Read more
Penalties for noisy wagons in Germany postponed with one year
Germany will not penalise noisy railway undertakings for another year. The ban on loud freight wagons on the German rail network will apply from 17 December. However, due to the corona period the transition to...Read more
Ukraine needs government support to reach full transport potential
Ukraine has been through many difficulties during the past few years. Economically wounded by sociopolitical unrest, the country is currently trying to find its way back in the markets. The transportation sector is one of...Read more
UK rail freight responds to Spending Review
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak promised that rail will feature in the pandemic recovery programme. He said this in the Autumn Spending Review to the British parliament on Wednesday. Despite the worst ever economic figures in...Read more
UK Transport Secretary gives mixed signals on Christmas engineering works
A word out of turn and Grant Shapps has cast doubt over the traditional period of intensive engineering works carried out during the two weeks of Christmas and New Year. In a national radio interview...Read more
New locomotive service point opened on Russia-China border
Russian Railways announced the opening of a new locomotive service point at the Zabaikalsk station. The service point will serve the repair and maintenance of diesel locomotives, including those operating on narrow-gauge in foreign trade....Read more
New transport links on the Baltic Sea Bridge between Mukran – Xi’an
In addition to a direct container train between Mukran and Rotterdam, weekly short sea services to Scandinavia (Karlshamn) and Lithuania (Klapeida) now complement the Baltic Sea Port’s service portfolio. The new short sea services will...Read more
Lineas and Volvo join forces to turn Ghent into multimodal hub
A new collaboration between Lineas, Volvo Cars and DFDS Seaways brings the port of Ghent and its rail terminal to a new multimodal level. The supply chain formed connects Gothenburg with Ghent and from there...Read more
Milan-Rotterdam service sees new expansion
The intermodal connection between Milan and Rotterdam will have three new weekly itineraries as of 12 January 2021. The two cities are already connected with daily trains seven times per week. Good cooperation and demand...Read more
Why Hugo Boss takes the train on the New Silk Road
Safety, speed, sustainability, and reliability: these are the core characteristics that Hugo Boss values more in rail transportation and the New Silk Road. Christiano Vecci, Transport Specialist at Hugo Boss Ticino, shared his companies’ experience...Read more
New innovative locomotives on European rail tracks
CFL Cargo, a Luxemburg based railway undertaking, announced the addition of ten new multi-system electric locomotives in its fleet. The locomotives belong to the Bombardier TRAXX family and constitute a state-of-the-art solution for rail transportation.Read more
Small bridge replacements have big impact across north of England
A programme of bridge replacements have future-proofed reliability on a vital route, connecting from north of Crewe on England’s West Coast Main Line. This is the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe. Two adjacent bridges have...Read more