HSF Logistics and GVT Logistics have set up a test run for the transport of fresh products between Poland and...Fresh line between Netherlands and Poland tested
Dutch track access charges will be reduced significantly next year to be in line with the German tariffs, which will...Dutch track access charges to be lowered to ‘German level’
The track access charges for Swedish railway are under review for the first time in history. The marginal costs charged...Swedish track acces charges reviewed: ‘marginal costs are too low’
New railway link Zurich-Milano from July
The container terminal Niederglatt/Zurich, operated by Swissterminal Group, will have a new direct rail link to Rail Hub Milano in Melzo/Milano with five departures per week from 2 July 2018. In addition, rail freight services...Read more
Chinese companies invest in Peru awaiting rail freight line to Bolivia, Brazil
Different Chinese companies are investing a total of around 8.6 billion Euros in several infrastructure and mining projects in Peru, in anticipation of the new railway line between Peru and Bolivia. Sea shipping giant Cosco has...Read more
New rail freight connection between Rotterdam and Venlo
The trains of European Gateway Services (EGS) will call on the terminal of Cabooter Group in Venlo, in the south of the Netherlands from 19 June. The cooperation means improved access to the logistic hub...Read more
Railport to manage rail transport in Port of Antwerp
Railport Antwerpen will start coordinating the rail activities at the Port of Antwerp in order to improve the relatively low share of rail transport, currently at 7 per cent. Railport is a joint initiative of...Read more
Austria-China line to be re-routed through Khorgos Gateway
The new freight link between Austria and China per rail will re-routed to the border crossing of Altynkol-Khorgos, an upcoming gateway between Kazakhstan and China. This was agreed by Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the freight...Read more
Next step towards adopting new Combined Transport Directive
A next step towards an amended Combined Transport Directive was made with the adoption of the progress report by the Transport Ministers of EU Member States. However, the ambitioned deadline for a partial compromise in...Read more
DB Cargo launches online platform to ‘shop transport services online’
DB Cargo has launched a digital service called myRailportal, enabling customers to order transport services, report damages, or check departure times online. The key component is the AX4 logistics platform, which makes ordering transport services...Read more
Deutsche Bahn and Georgian Railways sign partnership deal
Deutsche Bahn and Georgian Railway embarked on a strategic partnership to strengthen the European and Asian multimodal transportation corridors. The agreement includes the exchange of resources such as knowledge, expertise, information as well as employees. In...Read more
ProRail: ‘From Dutch to Baltic port in 22 hours’
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and block train operator Baltic Rail, subsidiary of Rail World Group, want to shorten transit times of rail freight traffic between the Dutch and Baltic ports. The 1,800 kilometre journey should...Read more
Container Exchange Route in Port of Rotterdam to shorten port procedure
The construction of the Container Exchange Route (CER) in the Port of Rotterdam will commence in the last quarter of this year. The transport solution is expected to make the exchange of containers more efficient,...Read more