A delegation of the Dutch rail freight sector visited several Chinese hubs in a week-long trade mission to the Asian...New Silk Road full of opportunities for the Netherlands
KSC Mexico expects to double its fuel traffic between the US and Mexico after having signed with new US importers...KSC to increase US-Mexico oil trade by rail
The Spanish manager of rail infrastructure Adif and the Spanish association of chemical manufacturers Feique held a meeting to align...Rail freight and chemical industries meet in Madrid to align plans
Cost increase marshalling in the Netherlands investigated
Dutch State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management Stientje van Veldhoven will investigate the proposed cost increase for the use of the Kijfhoek marshalling yard and other railway yards in the Netherlands. Critics have argued...Read more
Siemens Mobility delivers ten Vectron locomotives to Metrans
Metrans has ordered ten Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility Czech Republic. The locomotives will be built at Siemens Mobility’s factory in Munich-Allach, and deliveries are scheduled from the end of 2019 until spring 2020....Read more
Door-to-door between Coevorden and China
A multimodal logistics solution is now offered between Coevorden in the north of the Netherlands and several destinations in China. Logistics provider Graaco offers a door-to-door service in both end destinations. Although the connection from...Read more
A decade further and still the same obstacles
The Rail Freight Forward initiative and European legislative framework could offer lessons to help railways and decision-makers around the world achieve the climate change targets agreed at the recent COP24 summit in Katowice, believes Jürgen...Read more
The Netherlands and Germany to test cross-border self-driving trains
The Netherlands and Germany are going to work together to create more attractive conditions for cross-border rail freight transport. Dutch State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven (Infrastructure and Water) and her German colleague State Secretary Enak...Read more
Noise differentiated track access charges under review
The effect of noise differentiated track access charges (NDTAC) in Europe is under review. Since 2015, it is legally possible for infrastructure managers to include a malus or bonus in the track access charge for...Read more
Invisible border Europe-China opens up with uniform legal regime
Until today rail freight traffic between Europe and Asia must cross an invisible border due to the existence of two different legal regimes. Where Europe applies the CIM Uniform Rules, Russia, China and other Asian...Read more
RailFreight Summit takes place in Gdansk this year
It is almost time for the second edition of the RailFreight Summit, which will be held in Gdansk this year. On 15 and 16 May, top-level speakers will gather in this intermodal hub to discuss...Read more
Railtraxx and Captrain Belgium merge into single company
Railtraxx and SNCF-subsidiary Captrain Belgium have merged to operate as one company called Railtraxx. Beginning of April, SNCF had taken over the Belgian carrier RailTraxx. The French railway holding decided to merge it with its...Read more
No rail tax increase in the UK
The UK government has decided to keep red diesel taxation at its current levels. Moreover, it decided not to remove the red diesel status for ancillary equipment. According to the freight and logistics interest group...Read more