Non-cranable trailers in Hungary can hit the rail
A system that enables the lifting of non-cranable trailers on a train has now been employed in Hungary by TX Logistik. The first shipment for a Hungarian customer took place on the route between Herne...Read more
Duisport objects to terminal expansion Venlo
Germany’s largest inland terminal Duisburg has objected to the expansion of rail terminal Venlo, situated on the Dutch-German border. The expansion is supported by the Dutch province of Limburg and this is considered state support,...Read more
13,000 lorries off the roads of Northern Norway
Norwegian rail freight operator CargoNet has launched the new intermodal connection between Trondheim and Bodø. It carries up to 52 semi-trailers in each direction. With the help of the new freight service, CargoNet will be...Read more
Rotterdam-Nuremberg shuttle now to all deepsea terminals Maasvlakte
The Rotterdam – Nuremberg rail shuttle of European Gateway Services is now calling at all deepsea terminals of the Maasvlakte, in the port of Rotterdam. The latest addition is the terminal of RWG, which is...Read more
Deutsche Bahn completes MegaHub Lehrte terminal
An amount of 12.2 billion euros will be invested by Deutsche Bahn (DB) in the modernisation of its infrastructure this year. This record amount will be allocated to the start of 18 new projects and...Read more
Barcelona’s BEST and French port of Bayonne get connected
BEST Terminal in Barcelona and the port of Bayonne, in the French region of New Aquitaine, have joined forces to offer a new intermodal solution to importers and exporters in the Southwest of France. This...Read more
Hamburg remains important intermodal hub for Poland
Despite the impressive growth of Polish ports on the Baltic Sea, the German port of Hamburg remains an significant rail freight destination for the important economic regions of Poland. This is the conclusion of PCC...Read more
New intermodal offer Luxembourg-Poland launched
Operators CLIP and CFL multimodal have launched a new intermodal connection between Bettembourg-Dudelange in Luxembourg and Poznan-Swarzędz in Poland. The first train departed in eastward direction on Tuesday 28 January. The service will run four...Read more
Rail succesful modality for port of Gothenburg
Container traffic from Sweden is increasingly being channelled through the Port of Gothenburg by rail. In total, 456,000 TEUs of cargo was transported through the port by rail, the largest rail volume in the port’s...Read more
More rail freight services between Koper and Slovakia
A new freight train has been launched between the Slovenian Port of Koper and the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. It is the third rail service from Koper to Bratislava and the seventh one to Slovakia...Read more
Opposition to new Hinkley freight hub in English Midlands
The local MP has joined in the debate about a proposed new freight hub near Birmingham, which has raised local opposition over the development of a green field site. Designated by the developers as Hinckley National...Read more
New intermodal service Luxembourg-Port of Kiel
LKW WALTER, Stena Line, Port of Kiel and CFL multimodal jointly announced the launch of a new rail connection between the Intermodal Terminal Bettembourg-Dudelange and the Terminal Schwedenkai in the Port of Kiel. The new...Read more
New route Germany-Italy eases busy Brenner axis
Rail Cargo Group has launched a new connection Verona-Lübeck, connecting the Northern Italian area with the Hanseatic city and the Eastern European Central Region. As the largest German Baltic Sea port, the Port of Lübeck...Read more
New non-stop connection between Enns and Hamburg
Rail Cargo Group has launched a new rail freight connection between the northern seaport of Hamburg and Enns in Austria. The service includes two roundtrips per week without stopover. According to the ÖBB subsidiary, the...Read more
Rail takes off pressure on roads to German seaports
From 1 April 2020, IGS Intermodal Container Logistics will provide a regular rail freight connection between Heilbronn and the seaports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven. In addition, it will provide terminal, depot and trucking services in...Read more
Russia sees more trains in seaports than year before
Russia witnessed a surge of rail transport to its ports in 2019, despite the general slowdown of rail freight in the same year. Loading volumes to seaports on the railway network owned by Russian Railways...Read more