Maersk goes from monthly to twice a week on Trans-Siberian route
Maersk is once again extending the frequency of its intermodal service between Asia and Europe; the AE19 service that combines shortsea and rail transport. That frequency is now increasing to twice a week. The service...Read more
Report of Combined Transport estimates significant growth of market
Combined Transport market will have grown by nearly 150 per cent between 2009 and 2029. This very positive insight is part of the Report of Combined Transport, that was presented on 29 October. The International...Read more
Intermodality as a low-carb diet for Europe
“Europe needs a low-carb diet”. This was one of the statements made at the European Intermodal Summit 2020. It doesn’t refer to an actual nutritional value. Instead, it was used by Hupac’s CEO Michail Stahlut to...Read more
Intermodal transport at the heart of Europe this week
Combined transport is on the agenda this week. Two international events take place to discuss the performance and potential of the road-rail combination. Intermodal transport is at the heart of the European Green Deal and...Read more
HHLA takes share in Adriatic port of Trieste
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has acquired stakes in a terminal of the Italian port of Trieste. It is taking a majority stake of 50.01 per cent in the Piattaforma Logistica Trieste terminal (PLT). An...Read more
Hupac launches new P400 connection from Novara in Italy
Hupac has launched a new direct P400 service linking Bari in the southeast of Italy with Novara in the northwest. P400 is a type of semitrailer. Novara is one of the largest hubs of Hupac...Read more
‘Increasing frequency is a kind of must to stay in the market
PCC Intermodal has increased its regular service via Poland to Belarus. The interest in this service is huge, the company says. If all goes well , it may be able to increase the connectivity on...Read more
Will the Aegean – Baltic corridor become part of the TEN-T network?
“We made a proposal to the European Union to establish a new TEN-T corridor”, Rumen Markov, owner and general manager of Large Infrastructure Projects said at the RailFreight Summit in Poznan. He presented the concept...Read more‘When average speed dips below 40km/h, railways should be free’
“Why not make the track access charges of railways in Poland dependent on the average commercial speed of the train?” It was the suggestion of the CEO of PCC Intermodal, Dariusz Stefanski, at the RailFreight...Read more
Valencia port to have double railway tracks to deal with traffic increase
The Valencia Port Authority has awarded Ardanuy Ingeniería with the task of doubling of the track and the implementation of the third railway line between the Poniente and Levante docks. The project should take five...Read more
Driving forces for rail freight hubs in Central Eastern Europe
When several freight flows meet in one place, it causes a boom of the freight operations and leads to the development of the related infrastructure. This can be said about today’s Central Eastern Europe. More...Read more
Russia implements subsidies for transit container trains
In order to stimulate container traffic on the railway network, the Government of Russia has implemented subsidies for local logistics companies. The amount of a state subvention for transporting containers varies from 290 to 860...Read moreCFL intermodal invests in combined transport fleet
CFL intermodal, subsidiary of CFL multimodal, has purchased fifty new double pocket wagons. With this latest acquisition it is investing in the development of its intermodal network in Europe.Read more
Samskip re-opens Amsterdam-Hull short-sea line
Multimodal transport operator Samskip reintroduces direct short-sea links between Amsterdam and Hull, in the UK. This is in response to recovering traffic between the UK and north-European countries. Especially when it comes to containerised cargo,...Read more
Tracing containers in the Netherlands could help the modal shift
The Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics has started an investigation into the container streams in the Netherlands. It wants to gain insight into the routes from start to finish. Reliable data on this is currently...Read more
Little room for optimism among combined transport operators
Combined transport volumes have decreased by 7 per cent this year, and this is a trens unlikely to swing in the other direction soon. Companies in this sector do not expect an upward trend for...Read more