Welcoming the newly constituted European Parliament Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee, the UIRR has published a list of recommendations concerning...‘If rail must be doubled, intermodal must be tripled’
RailFreight.com organises a free webinar on the transit of European products by rail through Russia. Formally, this transit traffic is...Free webinar: transit of EU products though Russia
Joint stock company UTLC ERA and the logistics operator Lanzhou Anting PIL Logistics have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding. Both...UTLC ERA joins hands with Lanzhou
Rail freight traffic in the Netherlands rises
Rail freight transport in the Netherlands has increased considerably In 2018. More than 41.5 million tonnes of goods were transported on Dutch railways that year, indicating an increase of 0.9 per cent compared to 2017....Read more
€40 for each unit shifted from road to rail or waterways
The rail and road sectors of Belgium are jointly launching a concrete proposal to stimulate a shift to rail. They argue for a compensation for companies that shift their cargo from road to rail, a...Read more
From truck to train in Port of Rotterdam
A true modal shift has taken place in the Port of Rotterdam, where a rail terminal and truck operator agreed to shift the last-mile transport to the local railway service, called Port Shuttle. This eliminates...Read more
Noah’s Train picks up containers in Luxembourg
Noah’s Train, the ‘largest mobile artwork’ that left Katowice in December last year, has just picked up another two containers in Luxembourg. The train stopped in the capital city on 10 July, where the newly...Read more
China launches new container train to Belarus
China has launched a new container service to Europe. The first train departed from the CRRC Logistics Base in Zhuzhou on 1 July. After a journey of 13 days it is expected to arrive in...Read more
ERA certifies first freight wagons for operations across Europe
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has issued the first vehicle authorisation for thirty freight wagons to be operated across Europe. The historic document was delivered three weeks after ERA becoming the European authorising...Read more
German part Betuweroute temporarily unavailable
From Saturday 13 July to Sunday 25 August only one track is available on the German part of the Betuweroute. During this period, the German infrastructure manager DB Netze works with contractors on the construction...Read more
Rail traffic through Kaliningrad region could reach 1 million TEU
Based on current demand and future developments, the transit traffic of freight trains through the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad could reach a million TEU in the future, joint stock company UTLC ERA believes. “Even under...Read more
EU approves €70 million aid to lower Dutch track access charges
The European Commission has approved a support scheme amounting to 70 million Euros in order to significantly reduce the track access charges for rail freight in the Netherlands. The scheme, which will run from 2019...Read more
Russia lifts ban on transit of sanctioned EU products by rail
Russia has lifted the ban on transit traffic for a range of products that were previously sanctioned. This includes agricultural products and foodstuffs. The measure is effective per 1 July, subjective to certain conditions. This...Read more
Many trains cancelled, some rerouted between France and Italy
A plan is in the making to reroute freight trains on the disrupted railway line between France and Italy. Four alternative routes have been identified, some of them already in use. However, a large majority...Read more
Schweizerzug offers direct connection from Switzerland to Port of Rotterdam
Schweizerzug has launched a direct, two-way railway service from the Swiss hubs of Frenkendorf (near Basel) and Niederglatt (near Zurich) to the Port of Rotterdam. The service calls on the APM Terminals and Rotterdam World...Read more
New connection on Silk Road to Russia launched
A new railway service has been launched on the New Silk Road, carrying containers from Yantai on the east coast of China to Moscow region in Russia. The connection has been established by RZD Logistics...Read more