Dutch logistics company Samskip has launched a new container shipping service connecting several ports of Norway with counterparts in the...New multimodal service connects Norway and Baltic countries
In the German town of Bremen a concept is being studied to transport freight by tram. It concerns the transport...Tram for freight transport in Bremen
In the Netherlands 740-metre long trains will be included in the timetable from next year. This was announced by the...The Netherlands: 740-metre trains in timetable 2020
Belarusian Railway develops electronic document for New Silk Road
Belarusian Railway is moving ahead in the digitalisation of freight transport. After the success in implementing electronic documents for the transit of empty wagons from Russia to Latvia or Lithuania, the state-owned company plans to...Read more
Most trains departing China now fully loaded
In the first half of 2019, the seven most important Chinese localities on the New Silk Road reported a loaded container ratio of over 94 percent on international freight trains heading for the west. These...Read more
UK ports connection answers underlying logistics issues
Trials of a direct weekend intermodal service connecting Grangemouth in Central Scotland and Tilbury near London, have been made permanent. While proving attractive for trade in and out of the UK, the service is also...Read more
Port of Gdansk grows faster than expected
The Port of Gdansk witnessed record volumes of cargo handled in the first half of 2019. Compared to the same period last year, it saw an increase of 9 per cent. For the first time,...Read more
Extra departure for Xian-Ceska Trebova train
A second departure of the Xian-Ceska Trebova train will be offered from 1 September 2019. This was announced by operator of the train Beijing Trans Eurasia International Logistics (BTE). The service will run in both...Read more
Another train from Yantai, now to Duisburg
RZD Logistics JSC launched a new transit service from the city of Yantai to Duisburg. The first train with finished household products, auto parts and components for electronics production left the Chinese city on 26...Read more
Wish list for new legislative period EU
With the constitution of the new European Parliament Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee, a new legislative period kicks in. Two independent rail company groups, ERFA and ALLRAIL, submitted their wish list of changes and improvements...Read more
BEST terminal Barcelona gears up as hub for cooled transport
Hutchison Ports BEST terminal in the Port of Barcelona has recently increased its storage and connection capacity for reefer containers. It now has up to 2,750 connection points, an increase of 70 per cent from...Read more
Port of Terneuzen now on Rhine Alpine corridor
The Dutch port of Terneuzen has been linked to the Rhine-Alpine corridor. It is the third North Sea Port to be included in the rail freight corridor (RFC), which is one of the seven corridors...Read more
SBB Cargo to plan railway in cloud
To plan, dispatch and deploy trains and staff, SBB Cargo uses the integrated standard solution IVU.rail from IT specialist IVU Traffic Technologies. The Swiss Federal Railways subsidiary is now planning in the IVU.cloud, too. SBB Cargo...Read more
New multimodal site at Kluizendok in North Sea Port
The Turkish logistics company Ekol Logistics and the Belgian groupage company Transuniverse Forwarding are going to develop a multimodal site of 40 hectares at the Kluizendok in North Sea Port (Ghent). The project involves 10...Read more
Popular greentech solutions on the train to China
Dutch agriculture and green technology is in high demand in China. From water tanks, irrigation systems to greenhouse cooling systems; they are imported from the Netherlands. Recently, the transport is also carried out by train....Read more
‘China has tea, France has wine’
A bonded warehouse for the distribution of wine in the Chinese province of Hubai was opened last month. The warehouse is situated in Wuhan, an important hub on the New Silk Road. The wine comes...Read more