LNG transport by road, rail and sea in pilot journey
A container filled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) has travelled over road, rail and sea between the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Morocco and Huelva, in mainland Spain. The pilot journey was carried out as...Read more
New multimodal route from China to Europe via port of Bronka
A new multimodal route on from China to Europe via the Russian port of Bronka will be launched in the first quarter of 2019. It combines rail transportation with vessel delivery. The route is developed...Read more
From standard pocket wagon to car transport wagon
Vegatrans and TX Logistik have developed a system that transforms a standard pocket wagon into a car transport wagon. It is called roadrailLink (r2L), designed to transport commercial vehicles per rail. The system is used on the...Read more
Hupac adds Oradea and Stara Zagora to intermodal network
Hupac has added the southeastern European cities of Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) and Oradea (Romania) to its European railway network. It links these destinations to important freight hubs in Europe, such as Duisburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp. The...Read more
Multimodal route Rotterdam-Chengdu via Kaliningrad now regular
The Rotterdam-Chengdu multimodal route via the port of Kaliningrad has become an established route for container transportation between Europe and China. In less than a month after the first test deliveries, two 145-container trains departed...Read more
New piggyback service between Calais and Turin
Viia, the multimodal subsidiary of SNCF, has launched a new piggyback route between the French port of Calais and Orbassano, close to Turin in Italy. The service moves semi-trailers per rail over a length of...Read more
Latvia launches new rail freight link to China
A new rail freight service between the Latvian capital Riga and Xi’an in China was launched. The container train from Xi’an International Trade & Logistics Park arrived for the first time at the port of...Read more
Geodis to offer multimodal service between Germany and Spain
The SNCF-owned multimodal transport and logistics operator Geodis has launched a multimodal service between Spain and Germany. A train will shuttle between Hendaye, on the border between Spain and France and Metz, on the border...Read more
PKP LHS to launch regular container train from Chengdu to Slawkow
Polish rail freight company PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa (PKP LHS) has signed an agreement with China Railway Tielong Specialised Container Logistics B.U. and China Communications and Transport Association on promoting and launching a regular container...Read more
New rail freight service for agricultural products Seville-Valencia
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has started a rail freight service this week to link the fluvial port of Seville with the ports of Cordoba and Valencia. With this service the company is responding to agricultural...Read more
Railway network North Sea Port not sufficient to handle growth
In order to make the most of the newly formed North Sea Port, a number of bottlenecks need to be addressed on the railway network. This was the conclusion of research carried out into the...Read more
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