Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos Geležinkeliai) has signed a cooperation agreement with Hamburg seaport and freight forwarding company Metrans to enable intermodal...Lithuanian Railways seeking freight connection with Hamburg port
RZD Logistics and the Belarusian Railway are launching a regular service shipping LCL cargo in baggage train cars on the...Regular postal-baggage train service Beijing-Moscow-Minsk launched
Five border crossings assure the movement of goods between Poland and Belarus. But are all these border crossings operative? And...The Poland-Belarus border crossing: what are the alternatives?
Dutch rail freight sector wants more support New Silk Road trade
Dutch rail freight parties involved with rail transport between Europe and China ask the government to be more supportive of rail freight between the Netherlands and China. At the moment, several railway companies are active...Read more
Traffic volumes on Dutch freight line the Betuweroute rise again
Traffic volumes on the Dutch dedicated rail freight line the Betuweroute have surged last year, after two consecutive years of decline. The number of trains increased by 17 per cent to 23,950. The Betuweroute witnessed its...Read more
Railway network North Sea Port not sufficient to handle growth
In order to make the most of the newly formed North Sea Port, a number of bottlenecks need to be addressed on the railway network. This was the conclusion of research carried out into the...Read more
CER: only rail reduced emissions while increasing volume
Transport is the only sector in Europe which has failed to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions during the last two decades. However, rail is the only mode of transport which has reduced its emissions while...Read more
Dutch masterplan for rail freight should be kept on track
The measures proposed by the Dutch government to enhance rail freight volumes and create a level playing field with Germany have been discussed in Parliament yesterday. The sector handed in a petition two days earlier,...Read more
New intermodal terminal in Slovakia
Railways of the Slovak Republic (ŽSR), the state-owned railway infrastructure company opened a new intermodal terminal -TIP Lužianky- on 8 October. The new facility is located in Lužianky village, close to the city of Nitra...Read more
VTG completes acquisition of Nacco Group
Railcar leasing company VTG has completed its acquisition of Nacco Group. Per 1 October, its fleet of wagons increased from 11,000 to 94,000. The takeover was first announced on 1 July 2017. The complete acquisition includes...Read more
France to construct intermodal bypass in Laval
A new intermodal bypass railway is to be constructed in the French city of Laval, close to Britanny. The bypass will dive under the the regional road 900, while it also functions as a junction...Read moreSpanish rally for EU funding of vital railway link Aragon
Spanish business associations from the regions of Aragon and Valencia gathered in a massive rally on Sunday 7 October, demanding EU finding for the rail corridor to connect the Spanish Atlantic and Mediterranean corridor via...Read more
All cases of theft on the New Silk Road took place in Europe
All instances of theft on the New Silk Road take place in Europe. A second bridge between Malaszewicze-Brest should speed up traffic, and customs clearing could be done before the train hits the track to...Read more