Rail is the grand winner of 2020. That is of course what rail operators say, but it is also what...‘Rail the real hero of 2020 for the logistics industry’
InterCity RailFreight and CrossCountry are to provide vital support to the medical sector across the UK. The long distance passenger...Freight and passenger operators team up for medical supply service in UK
Brexit, railway capacity and freight for freeports in the UK. This week’s RailFreight Live is a dedicated UK edition. With...RailFreight Live: a UK special this week
Nippon Express launches new Europe-China train amidst booming demand
Nippon Express has launched a new regular service from Suzhou, in eastern China. Once per week a train departs to Europe, stopping in the Polish hub of Malaszewicze and the German nodes Hamburg and Duisburg....Read more
European Gateway Services connects Rotterdam and Regensburg
European Gateway Services is launching a new connection between Rotterdam and Regensburg in Bavaria, southern Germany. After a successful trial, the first trains will run on the new route from the end of March. A...Read more
About the makeover of FELB, and its 5-year plan
Since 2007 the Far East Land Bridge has been connecting Europe, China and South Korea by rail. 2020 has been a year for profound changes, both for its corporate profile and its operations on the...Read more
New freeports, more funds and infrastructure in the UK
Eight new freeports have been announced for the UK, reaching from Liverpool to Felixstowe, and inland at East Midlands Airport, adjacent to the rail facilities of the East Midlands Gateway logistics park. The UK Chancellor...Read more
Hector Rail takes the extra mile for sustainability
Rail freight provider Hector Rail GmbH aims to run its electric locomotives in the greenest way possible. In 2021 the company will start using water as the primary source of its locomotive’s operations. Specifically, Hector...Read more
Maersk connects Japan to UK via Trans-Siberian route
Maersk’s first block-train linking Japan and the UK arrived on 2 March at Felixstowe. The train that carried forty 40-foot containers left Yokohama in January and used the Trans-Siberian route, through Russia, as part of...Read more
PKP Cargo and LTG Cargo want to establish joint carrier
PKP Cargo and LTG cargo Polska have submitted a request to establish a joint enterprise at the Polish Office for Competition and Consumer Protection. Poland and Lithuania’s two national carriers want to develop a common...Read more
Opportunities for more businesses to work with Network Rail
Network Rail, the UK infrastructure manager, has launched a project to encourage more innovation and more businesses to engage with the network, and deliver better value. The Rail Investment Centre of Excellence, which will bring...Read more
Lithuania roots for Via Carpathia to become part of TEN-T network
Lithuania supports Poland’s will to develop the Via Carpathia route and wants to connect it to the Rail Baltica project. Via Carpathia railway line extends from Northern Greece to Lithuania and passes through Bulgaria, Romania,...Read more
Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad corridor revives on 4 March
According to Pakistan Railways, the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad corridor will begin its operations tomorrow, on Thursday 4. On this date, the train will leave Istanbul to arrive in Islamabad on 16 March, following a twelve-day trip. The...Read more
Coca Cola truck becomes Coca Cola train in Germany
Coca Cola and DB Cargo have agreed to expand the rail portfolio of the soda giant in Germany. By the middle of 2021, thirteen sites in Germany should be reached by rail. By doing so,...Read more
Heathrow line passenger trains converted for fast freight service
Specialist carrier Rail Operations Group has moved much closer to the launch of its Orion-branded fast freight operation. What used to be called parcels, and is now better described as light logistics, needs a fleet...Read more
The need for project SPEED in UK’s railway plan
Swift, Pragmatic and Efficient Enhancement Delivery. That is both the message and a new initiative called SPEED, backed by the UK government and developed by Network Rail, the UK infrastructure management agency. The project has...Read more