The shift2030 initiative claims to have launched the tool that will allow more shippers and logistics service providers to turn to rail freight. The MATCH2RAIL platform aims to provide visibility to customers who are currently...Read more
Kombiverkehr started operating one more weekly train between Ludwigshafen and Barcelona Morrot terminal. The Frankfurt-based operator is now offering four weekly roundtrips between the two destinations since 21 September.Read more
Cargobeamer and Eurotunnel have joined hands to provide a new intermodal service between Ashford in the UK and Perpignan in the south of France. The shuttle runs through the Channel Tunnel and via the new...Read more
Starting this week, Kombiverkehr is offering a new intermodal route between Germany and Austria. Trains are already up and running direct journeys between the München-Riem and Wels CTT terminals. Three departures per week in both...Read more
The busy rail freight route between Rotterdam and Milan has got another train departure. Starting this week, Hannibal European Gaterail runs a fourth weekly departure, connecting Rail Hub Milano with Rotterdam Botlek CRO terminal.Read more
It’s been five months since Kombiverkehr started its services via MegaHub Hannover Lehrte, and the network expansion through the terminal is in full steam. Hamburg and Kiel are two new destinations that will connect with...Read more
The cease of rail freight operations between Lithuania and China has been on the headlines for days. The two sides contradict each other about the current state of their affairs, and the situation is still...Read more
Rail freight performance in Poland showed a decrease last year, but did reltalively well considering the pandemic that impacted the overall figures of rail. Moreover, intermodal transport is the real winner and showed an increase...Read more
Efforts to revise the Combined Transport Directive have continued. The European Commission has revealed a new plan to change the legislative text. Among others, the scope of the Directive would be extended to cover all...Read more
The Port of Vienna and Düsseldorf will connect with three weekly roundtrips. The new service focuses on transporting non-cranable semi-trailers and was launched in cooperation with Helrom Trailer Rail.Read more
CargoBeamer will add the Calais-Domodossola line to its intermodal network this October. The first trains will depart on 4 October, and the service will offer four weekly roundtrips. However, from December on, the weekly departures...Read more
Hupac has aquired a stake in WienCont, the trimodal terminal in Vienna. It bought a 4.16 per cent share in the Port of Vienna subsidiary. According to the intermodal operator, the terminal is an important...Read more
Since late April, semi-trailers transported on pocket wagons through Denmark must weigh at least 14 tons. They must be heavier than usual to ensure stability while on rail tracks. However, companies find it hard to...Read more
Total intermodal volumes rose 20,4 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. Their Intermodal Quarterly report shows that international container movements rose 24,8 per cent...Read more
A new intermodal terminal is under construction in Niš, southern Serbia. Operated by MBOX Terminals d.o.o, the new terminal aims to become a Balkan hub. It begins its depot operations on 16 August, while by...Read more
During Q2 of 2021, the European combined transport sector scored a +23,43 per cent growth. The growth percentage compares to the same period last year when the first pandemic related lockdowns and restrictions occurred.Read more
Maersk has done it again. It launched a weekly intermodal rail service in Bulgaria connecting the port of Burgas with Plovdiv and further to Sofia. The service serves two major customers-Jysk Bulgaria, a Danish retail...Read more
The Calais-Perpignan intermodal route in France officially started its operations. The new service is available since 10 July with four roundtrips per week and the potential to add more in the future. On 16 July,...Read more
