The eastern branch of the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a fact. Six trains are currently en route...Russia-India corridor now goes east, middle and west
The British infrastructure management agency has launched a promotional drive to highlight its environmental greening of the railway. Network Rail...UK’s Network Rail plays the green card
La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), a subsidiary of Contship Italia, was granted 160 million to strengthen the rail infrastructure of...Port of La Spezia: 160 million euros to boost rail freight
Maersk puts fresh produce trains on tracks between Valencia and the UK
Fresh produce trains from Spain are to be spotted on tracks again. Sealand, a Maersk company, is ready to launch new intermodal flows with reefer containers between Valencia and London. The service, which is currently...Read more
Belgium gives green light to Rail Roadmap 2030 after year of talks
The action plan in Belgium to double the volume of rail freight transport by 2030 has been approved by the government. On Friday 30 September, the Council of Ministers approved the plan that was proposed...Read more
EU’s electricity price cap is “the decision rail waited for”
On Friday, 30 September, the EU energy ministers’ council decided to adopt a price cap for electricity at 180 euros/MWh to tackle the galloping energy crisis. Despite the price being higher than pre-crisis levels, it...Read more
Can Turkey become China’s Eurasian game changer?
ANALYSISCloser trade relations with Turkey and its better integration within the Belt and Road Initiative seem to be in China’s immediate plans. The 3rd China-Turkey Communication Forum held on 26 September brought up some interesting...Read more
Russian Railways staff found dead on his balcony
Pavel Pchelnikov, the head of communications at Russian Railways subsidiary Digital Logistics, has passed away. He was found dead on his balcony in Moscow on Wednesday morning 28 September. The reported cause of death is...Read more
Last-mile cargo deliveries by bike: it is happening in Italy
InterviewA small city in northern Italy, Saronno, is launching a new idea to make the city greener: last-mile deliveries made by cargobikes. The plan has been devised by Franco Casali, mobility and environment assessor for...Read more
RailFreight.com gets another corporate sister: Royal Dirkzwager
The Dutch maritime service provider Royal Dirkzwager has been taken over by ProMedia Group, the mother company of RailFreight.com. This makes the restart of the company a fact. Royal Dirkzwager, which celebrated its 150th anniversary...Read more
Sparks still to fly for Britain’s electric fleet
UK electric hauled freight has shown little change over the past ten years. That’s according to new figures just released by the Office of Rail and Road, the government-appointed independent watchdog. In terms of weight...Read more
GTS launches Europe’s longest intermodal rail service, and it’s fast
GTS Rail, an Italian company focusing on intermodal transport, will launch Europe’s longest direct intermodal route. From 11 October, there will be a rail connection between the rail station Bari Lamasinata, on the Italian southeast...Read more
The rail freight potential of Hungary: join the free webinar today!
Hungary’s role in European and Eurasian rail freight has grown immensely. Positive developments like new rail infrastructure, state-of-the-art terminals with cutting-edge technologies and international investments shape the country’s logistic and rail freight profile into a...Read more
Hungarian railway companies turn to diesel in despair of electricity price
Hungarian railway companies that were almost completely operating on electricity have had to return to diesel traction, due to the dramatic increase of energy prices. In a country where more than 90 per cent of...Read more
Robotics in rail freight could soon be a reality
A project launched by Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Fraunhofer CML is trying to find a way to use mobile robotics to automate the process of container pin handling in rail processing. This...Read more
These are the Ukrainian railway guards tasked with protecting trains, goods and people
BACKGROUNDSince the beginning of the war, Ukrainian railway workers have played an essential role in keeping the critical infrastructure up and running. A special paramilitary branch of Ukrainian Railways is tasked with protecting infrastructure, goods...Read more
SBB will build new terminals and city hubs to boost rail freight
The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is presenting a plan called Suisse Cargo Logistics for the future of its rail freight sector. The plan will include the building of five new terminals between Geneva, in the...Read more
Freightliner partners with Hanson for long-distance aggregates haul
UK rail freight operator Freightliner has celebrated the inauguration of another new bulk materials flow for their UK operation. The carrier, part of the American-owned Genesee and Wyoming group, delivers construction materials from Shap in...Read more
Canada to help Ukraine reconstruct its railways
Canada will help Ukraine in restoring its railway infrastructure. This was agreed during a meeting on Wednesday 28 September between the respective ministries. The governments of Canada and Ukraine, together with Ukrainian Railways and RAC...Read more