“Combined transport has a big leverage, we don’t have to wait for anything”
Ralf-Charley Schultze, chairman of UIRR, was recently reappointed for four more years in the management board of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA). In the board, Schultze represents the freight customers, including terminals, railway...Read more
GTS takes over services in southern Italy after operator bankruptcy
The logistics terminal Interporto Campano, 30 kilometres east of Naples, was forced to close its rail freight operator Interporto Servizi Cargo (ISC), at the beginning of 2023. However, there still seems to be hope for...Read more
Black Forest Terminal opens in German Horb
A new multimodal terminal was opened in Horb, Germany, near Stuttgart. The Black Forest Terminal, as it is named, will for now launch train services to the port of Hamburg. Trains will run twice a...Read more
This is how truck companies shift to rail in Germany
How can an exclusively trucking company turn to rail? What incentives need to be in place to experiment with combined transport? German rail association Allianz pro-Schiene has the answer-and it is simplified access via digitalisation....Read more
Inflation considered biggest risk for shipping industry in 2023
Supply Chain88 per cent of shipping companies see inflation as the biggest hindrance for businesses in 2023. Other fears are the implications of war, the impact of Covid in China and strikes.Read more
EUROGATE adds Wilhelmshaven in hinterland connections network
EUROGATE Intermodal GmbH (EGIM) will include Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deep-water port, in its combined transport network. From 16 January, the intermodal company will offer rail connections between the Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and Duisburg, Munich,...Read more
LTG Cargo gets into the game of coal transport in Poland
LTG Cargo and its Polish subsidiary LTG Cargo Polska have started a new service transporting coal between the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda and Polish destinations. LTG Cargo moves coal volumes from Klaipeda to the Lithuanian-Polish...Read more
Delta Rail will launch a new service between France and Germany
Delta Rail, a French multimodal operator and subsidiary of Modalis Group, will launch a new rail freight service between Chalon-sur-Saone, in eastern France, and Duisburg. The new service will start on 28 February. It will...Read more
Hupac starts as operator terminal Cologne North after New Year’s Eve
From 1 January 2023, the terminal Cologne North (TKN), currently managed by HGK Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln, will be operated by Hupac Group. The Swiss company won a tender for the operation of the German...Read more
TransContainer starts new route for CIS countries to Vietnam
TransContainer has launched a new multimodal service between Russia and the CIS countries and Vietnam through the Russian port of Vostochny and the Chinese port of Nansha. The service is now up and running once...Read more
Mercitalia to launch new service between Sicily and Calabria
Mercitalia will launch a new rail freight service between the Catania-Bicocca terminal, in Sicily, to Marcianise, 25 kilometres north of Naples. The new connection will start on 10 January with six weekly roundtrips scheduled.Read more
Medway and AutoEuropa put cars on the rail in Portugal
Medway Portugal, the Portuguese rail freight subsidiary of MSC is launching a new service for AutoEuropa. The collaboration will last 10 weeks with five departures per week and will connect the AutoEuropa factory, south of...Read more
Hupac and FS partner up for three terminals in Italy
Hupac and the Italian state-owned railway company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) are collaborating on three terminals in northern Italy. The terminals of Milano Smistamento (Milan rail yard staging area) and the Hupac terminal in Piacenza...Read more
Ambrogio terminal near Verona almost done, not yet connected
The first phase of construction of the new Ambrogio Intermodal terminal in Domegliara, near Verona, is almost complete. Despite Ambrogio’s efforts to work efficiently, as Giulia Ambrogio, Group Marketing Executive of the company said, the...Read more
VIIA moves Turkey-France Ro-Ro cargo from road to rail
VIIA, a French transportation company, has launched a new rail freight service connecting the port of Sete, in southern France, with the Valenton terminal, 15 kilometres from Paris. This new connection is expected to boost...Read more
Alstom and ENGIE will help Nestle Waters France to shift to rail
Nestle Waters France will use a hydrogen-powered freight train for the transport of VITTEL mineral water from 2025. The innovative system will be developed by Alstom and the hydrogen will be provided by ENGIE. The...Read more
The new railway facility in Nantes is up and running
The new rail logistics area in Nantes-Blottereau, in northwestern France, was inaugurated Thursday, 17 November. The new facility, which replaced the one in Nantes-Etat, will be suitable for 750-metre-long trains and will be also used...Read more
ÖBB does it: entry in Trieste, customs in Austria
The Austrian Federal Railways (OBB) will launch a new connection between Italy and Austria to speed up customs operations at the port of Trieste. The service will in fact connect the port with Villach, in...Read more
GTS: new Bari-Genoa service to boost smaller companies in southern Italy
GTS, an Italian transportation company, will soon implement a new rail freight service between Bari, in southeastern Italy, and the port of Genoa, in the northwest of the country. The service will start on 16...Read more