New intermodal terminal in Slovakia
Railways of the Slovak Republic (ŽSR), the state-owned railway infrastructure company opened a new intermodal terminal -TIP Lužianky- on 8 October. The new facility is located in Lužianky village, close to the city of Nitra...Read more
France to construct intermodal bypass in Laval
A new intermodal bypass railway is to be constructed in the French city of Laval, close to Britanny. The bypass will dive under the the regional road 900, while it also functions as a junction...Read more
Road or rail to the hinterland? Join the discussion
What are the optimal hinterland connections and which roles can different companies play in this? This and more will be extensively discussed on Thursday 25 October during the second edition of Hafen Hinterland Konferenz in Nuremberg,...Read more
New train service in Port of Malaga to load Hapag Lloyd ship
Port operator Noatum Logistics has launched a rail freight service in the Port of Malaga to load ships to Montreal (Canada) and the Great Lakes area (US and Canada). The train departs from Malaga and...Read more
‘Do not allow for 44-tonne gross vehicle weight on German roads’
German associations have proposed to allow for 44-tonne gross vehicle weight on all German roads that are ‘the road leg of combined transport chains’. This is objected by lobby organisation UIRR. The permitted weight on...Read more
Romania gambles on Ro-La trains to neighbouring countries
Romanian freight railway company CFR Marfa has intensified its Ro-La transportation activities. The carrier launched two trains for truck transportation this year and intends to continue these initiatives. It has invited neighbouring countries to cooperate. CFR...Read more
Uruguay to build railway between Montevideo and Paso de los Toros
The Uruguayan government has opened the tender for civil works to develop the railway line called Ferrocarril Central, linkíng Paso de los Toros with the Port of Montevideo. The current candidates to assume the infrastructure...Read more
P&O Ferrymasters launches extra service Rotterdam-Poznan
P&O Ferrymasters has added a sixth weekly service to its train link between Rotterdam and Poznan. The additional departure is specifically designed for Less Trailer Load (LTL) freight and is scheduled for Mondays. The additional service...Read more
TX Logistiks offers new service Duisburg-Busto Arsizio
TX Logistik has started an intermodal service connecting the German hub of Duisburg and Busto Arsizio in the north of Italy. In Duisburg, it calls on the Samskip Multimodal Rail Terminal at Duisburg Hohenbudberg. On...Read more
Next step towards adopting new Combined Transport Directive
A next step towards an amended Combined Transport Directive was made with the adoption of the progress report by the Transport Ministers of EU Member States. However, the ambitioned deadline for a partial compromise in...Read more
Moravia Shuttle connects Czech to German Baltic Sea port
European Cargo Logistics (ECL) and DSV Road AB have jointly launched a new rail connection between the German terminal of Travemünde and the Czech freight station of Zajeci. Travemünde is part of coastal city of...Read more
Hupac prepares for Swiss rail without subsidies
Hupac has been preparing itself for the abolition of the Swiss subsidies for combined transport at the end of 2023. In order to compensate for the abolition without losing competitiveness compared with road, it has...Read more
Ekol to launch Denmark-Turkey connection
Ekol Logistics will soon provide an intermodal link between Denmark and Turkey after it signed a partnership agreement with the Danish logistics operator Blue Water Shipping. “The first step of this cooperation is to operate...Read more