Railways in China carried 246 billion tonnes of cargo in July, a 17 percent increase year on year and an...China sees continued growth in rail freight
An interruption in railway services on the route between Basel to Karlsruhe has caused a major standstill of rail freight...Rail freight loses millions due to Rastatt land slip on European corridor
Australian’s largest rail freight company Aurizon has announced to sell its intermodal freight business in Queensland, as well as cease...Aurizon exits intermodal freight businesses
Rail freight connection Salamanca-Aveiro completed in 2021
The rail freight connection between the Spanish city of Salamanca and the Portuguese port of Aveiro is expected to be completed in 2021. The Spanish President Mariano Rajoy and Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announced...Read more
Iran reports major boost in freight transport per rail
Rail freight transpor volumes in Iran have increased rapidly since March this year. In the period 21st of March – 8th of August, transit of goods via railway increased by 55 per cent compared the...Read more
Amazon wants to equip freight trains with drone facilities
Amazon has come up with an idea that will allow the use of drones for the last mile of intermodal transportation of purchased goods. It is looking into ground-based mobile maintenance facilities that can store,...Read more
First steel train at London Thamesport
Last Friday, the first steel train arrived at the new facility of London Thamesport. The train was operated by DB Cargo UK, carrying a shipment for Tata Steel. “Proud to have taken the first ever...Read more
Freight train crashes into semi-trailer in US
A freight train crashed into a semi-trailer in the US state of Georgia last Thursday. No injuries were reported, but the truck was cut in half due to the collision. Moments before the crash, the...Read more
New rail freight route connecting Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan
Negotiations are underway over the creation of a new rail freight route connecting the south of Asia to the north of Europe through the territories of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. This was reported by...Read more
Uzbekistan Railways reduces access charges with 40 per cent for Tajikistan
Uzbekistan reduced its rail access charges with 40 per cent for transport to and from neighbouring Tajikistan. This was announced last week by Uzbekistan Railways and reported by several media outlets. The discount is meant to...Read more
LKAB signs haulage contract with Hector Rail
The Swedish mining company LKAB has signed a new haulage contract with freight logistics supplier Hector Rail for the period of five years. The contract will be effective from December 2017. Hector Rail is an important...Read more
Lighter weight bogies to change rail freight industry
Reseachers at the University of Huddersfield in the UK are looking into the possibility of manufacturing lighter weight bogies for the rail freight industry. With a reduction in weight, track damage, energy consumption and carbon...Read more
DB cargo sees increase refugees on freight trains
There has been an increase in the number of refugees that hide under freight trains to enter the country of arrival in the last few months. In Germany, police found hundred refugees in July alone while...Read more