The completion of clearance works at the tunnel near Ortona end of this year will open up the intermodal rail...Semi-trailer services hit rail network Adriatic coast
Logistics company Aramex has introduced a door-to-door delivery service from Shanghai to Europe, making use of the Eurasia rail connection....Aramex introduces door-to-door delivery via Silk Road
According to a report published by research firm Marketline, the global rail freight market valued 160 billion Euros in 2016,...Global rail freight numbers increased in 2016
UTLC launches new container route Poland-China
UTLC JCS and Belintertrans-Germany LLC have launched a new container route between Poland and China via the Belarusian border crossing Kuznitsa/Bruzgi last week, in cooperation with Belarusian Railways’s Baranovichi Division. The container train departed on 31th of...Read more
Master agreement DB Cargo and Siemens for 100 rail freight locomotives
Deutsche Bahn is banking on growth in rail freight transport and is purchasing 60 Vectron multi-current locomotives from Siemens. The locomotives, which can be used in cross-border transport and are worth around a quarter of...Read more
Inner Mongolia strengthens position on Europe-China corridor
North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is becoming increasingly important as a transit region for rail freight moving between Europe and China. Since 2013, the border towns of Manzhouli and Erenhot have been transformed into...Read more
Second test shipment of wine by rail from Germany to China
A container with wine was loaded on a train departing Duisburg on July 28th, to cover a distance of 11,400 kilometres, cross six countries and arrive in Shanghai around August 21st. It is the second test...Read more
Rail freight Netherlands-Italy surged with two-thirds
Rail freight between the Netherlands and Italy has surged with two-third between 2010 and 2016, concluded Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The Netherlands ships twice as much freight by rail than by road transport to Italy. Accounting for...Read more
Light rail network used for freight transport
In several European cities the light rail network is being used for the transportation of various goods through the city. The latest experiments have been carried out in the city of Saint-Étienne over the past...Read more
Railrunner block train operative in Europe
The European subsidiary of the American intermodal freight company RailRunner has started operations of its block train connection between the cities of Bratislava and Braunschweig. In both directions, a train departed on Monday evening for its...Read more
Logistic services on Poland-Romanian corridor to improve
Freight forwarder PKP Cargo and the Port of Gdansk Authority have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Romanian state rail cargo operator CFR Marfa and the Port of Constanta Authority. The agreement is set to...Read moreChina signs lease of ‘Silk Road port’ Hambantota
China and Sri Lanka have come to an agreement about the level of Chinese control over port Hambantota, which is to play an important role on the Silk Road corridor. Commercial operations will be in...Read more
New freight connection port of Liverpool enters second phase
Peel ports has commenced with phase two of its expansion programme at Liverpool2, the recently opened facility and new freight connection of port Liverpool to mainland Britain. This phase includes a further expansion of the terminal...Read more