The Italian northeast aims to becoming an entry-and-exit hub for Ukraine, which is facing blockades for transportation via the Black Sea. The facilities involved in this initiative are the ports of Trieste and Venice and...Read more
The new rail section connecting the Slovenian port of Koper with Divaca will have a double track. The new project is expected to divert significant volumes from the road to a new, modern rail connection...Read more
The construction of the Pekel Tunnel in northeast Slovenia is almost complete. The tunnel, located north of Maribor, is built on the Maribor-Šentilj railway line, which is undergoing an extensive upgrade. This line functions as...Read more
Rail Cargo Group, the freight division of Austria’s ÖBB-Holding, has finalised the integration of its latest acquisition in Poland. Its subsidiary Rail Time Polska was rebranded as Rail Cargo Carrier – Poland. It is the...Read more
After strengthening its position on the Baltic-Adriatic corridor, Polish rail freight operator PKP Cargo intends to increase its activities in Romania. This will support its ambition of becoming a leading firm in the so-called Three...Read more
Slovenian national railway company Slovenske železnice has got closer to selling a major stake of its freight division. A share of 49 per cent of SŽ-Tovorni promet, its freight subsidiary, is most likely to be...Read more
Polish rail freight operator PKP Cargo has rebranded its Czech subsidiary Advanced World Transport to PKP Cargo International. Besides the new name, the Czech company has obtained a new corporate logo and colours. The rebranding...Read more
Poland intends to extend its network of intermodal facilities. A new container terminal will be constructed at Bydgoszcz Emilianowo railway station in the northwestern part of the country. It will become a new important junction...Read more
Czech freight operator Advanced World Transport (AWT), a subsidiary of PKP Cargo, has delivered a batch of cars from Czechia to the Slovenian port of Koper. The operation was provided with one Vectron multisystem locomotive...Read more
The Slovenian port of Koper has a well-developed rail freight network linking to neighbouring landlocked countries such as Austria and Hungary. The harbour is also an important gateway for Slovakia and Czechia. In the last...Read more
Thursday 16 May is the second day of the RailFreight Summit 2019, taking place in the Polish city of Gdansk. Today’s discussions are dedicated to intermodal hubs in Poland and the emerging rail markets in...Read more
In the west of Hungary, a new terminal is under construction that should facilitate traffic between the Baltic Sea in the north and the Adriatic Sea in the south. The terminal of Zalaegerszeg is strategically...Read more
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance the second rail track of the Divača-Koper. The institution plan to allocate 250 million Euros for the 27-kilometre project. The development of Divača-Koper railway is a part of...Read more
Container traffic between Poland and the Slovenian port of Koper has reached a new milestone. In 2018, Baltic Rail delivered 13,464 TEUs of goods, demonstrating a volume increase of 30 per cent compared to 2017....Read more
Polish largest rail freight operator PKP Cargo has ordered five Vectron multisystem locomotives. The deal with Siemens Mobility signed on 28 January is worth around 26 million Euros. PKP Cargo will receive the first new locomotives in the...Read more
Czech freight operator Advanced World Transport (AWT), subsidiary of Polish PKP Cargo, has purchased Slovenian transport company Primol-Rail. The deal allows the Polish mother company to strengthen its position in Slovenia and to increase the...Read more
Baltic Rail, an Estonia-based company, is developing a container train service between Southern Poland and the Slovenian port of Koper. The operator hopes that other countries will also connect to the route. Director of operations...Read more
PKP Cargo is negotiating a partnership with Mercitalia Rail to improve cooperation on the Baltic-Adriatic corridor between Wroclaw and Tarvisio. It is the latest in a series of attempts to improve access to the Adriatic...Read more
Italian Railways (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana – RFI) has signed a deal with Bologna Freight Village to create an ‘international rail gateway’ by reinvigorating intermodal rail traffic along Italy’s north-south axis and onto its ports.
RFI said...Read more
A rail freight infrastructure programme for Slovenia that would cost a billion Euros is to be put to a referendum, following a vote by the country’s Parliament. The 27-kilometre line is designed to speed up...Read more
