KTZ teams up with AD Ports Group for multimodal development
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) and AD Ports Group are establishing a joint venture combining maritime and rail transport expertise. The joint venture will focus on enhancing logistics operations in Central Asia and the Caspian Sea axis...Read more
The UK faced a challenging year says Rail Freight Group head
This has been a year of resilience and recuperation. Those were the keynote themes at the Christmas gathering of the Rail Freight Group, the industry’s representative body in the UK. The director general of the...Read more
German train drivers launch another strike, worsening massive backlog
A second round of warning strikes by train driver union GDL starts today, Thursday, 7 December. The strike will commence at 18:00 for freight services and 22:00 for passenger trains. It will end on Friday,...Read more
End titles: Italy walks out of BRI agreement with China
The Italian government has officially announced that it is leaving China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The agreement binding the two countries within BRI would end in March 2024. However, Italy informed the Chinese side...Read more
TX Logistik officially becomes Germany’s second-largest operator
It took TX Logistik an acquisition to climb up the ladder and increase its market share in Germany. The deal for acquiring Exploris Deutschland Holding is sealed, making the Mercitalia Logistics subsidiary the second-largest operator...Read more
Infrabel ready to unlock key rail investments with €1 billion loan
Infrabel, the Belgian Infrastructure Manager, has reason to celebrate after securing substantial funds to carry out critical railway investments. The IM secured a one billion euro loan from the Federal Dept Agency (FAS) that will...Read more
The US makes $225 million available for the Lviv-Mostyska line
The United States is officially funding the dual-gauged Lviv-Mostyska railway line that is meant to link the Ukrainian railway with the TEN-T network via the North Sea-Baltic Corridor. The funding will amount to 225 million...Read more
Britain’s DCRail boosts heavy haul capability
DCRail has moved to enhance its bulk and heavy haul freight capabilities. The rail freight arm of the Cappagh Group has finalised an agreement to acquire Class 56 locomotive 56301 from Class 56 Locomotives Limited....Read more
How far is the INSTC in reaching its volume targets?
Cargo transit via the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) has already exceeded 10 million tons this year. The Iranian Deputy Minister of Transport and Urban Development, Shahriyar Afandizadeh, shared the information. With this figure in...Read more
Amazon scales up intermodal game in Europe
Global e-commerce giant Amazon seems to be taking decisive steps to decarbonise its European supply chains. The company has revealed that during 2023, rail and sea transport’s share in its logistical solutions increased by 50...Read more
Fret SNCF: ’13 routes ready for handover starting 10 December’
Fret SNCF’s relinquishment of 23 traffic routes, including 21 related to combined transport, is well underway, according to its commercial and marketing director, Edouard Laverny.Read more
UK Hope Valley Upgrade bridges Bamford gap
The Hope Valley freight main line and passenger community lifeline is approaching the endgame of a multi-year upgrade project. Recent line closures have seen major work completed, with key milestones hit by the project team,...Read more
LDZ Cargo auctions 47 redundant freight wagons
Latvian Railways’ subsidiary LDZ Cargo will auction 47 freight wagons that have been excluded from the company’s inventory. The auction is scheduled for 12 December, with a starting price per rolling stock piece set at...Read more
PKP Cargo’s overall performance drops, but EBITDA stays positive
The overall performance of PKP Cargo, the Polish state-owned cargo carrier, dropped for the first three quarters of 2023. The volumes were down by 18 per cent year-on-year, while the performance in tonnes-kilometres also declined...Read more
‘All modes need to be equally efficient,’ says EC’s transport officer
File: Greening Freight Package Maria Koidu, responsible for intermodal transport at the European Commission, said that no freight sector should be left behind when it comes to the Greening Freight Transport Package (GFTP). This, she added, makes it quite...Read more
Network Rail Wales under investigation for its bad performance
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is launching an investigation into services in Wales. They say there is persistently poor punctuality and reliability, affecting both freight and passenger trains within the Network Rail Wales...Read more