The sale of DB Schenker, the logistics arm of Deutsche Bahn (DB), seems to have entered a new phase. The deadline for submitting indicative, non-binding offers was Tuesday, 26 March, and at least seven interested parties bade. The amount of the offers has not been shared yet, but the value of the company is set between 10 and 15 billion...Read more
|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Network Rail’s Easter heavy metal message

Network Rail says the Easter programme of works on the UK rail network should be music to the ears of freight operators. It is delivering around ninety million pounds (105 million euros) of enhancement works...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UPS puts parcels on rail with CargoBeamer

Parcel giant UPS has been testing rail freight transport services between its hubs in Milan, in northern Italy, and Herne, in western Germany. The tests, in cooperation with CargoBeamer, started in October, with two UPS...Read more
|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

New freight route connects China and Serbia

A new freight route between China and Serbia has started operating. The route connects the Chinese province of Hebei with Serbia’s capital Belgrade. The train service aims to increase connectivity between Europe and China as...Read more
|Comment|author: Dennis van der Laan