The French investment fund Argos Wityu and the Belgian government are investing an additional 20 million euros in rail freight operator Lineas. Both were already shareholders of the company and they responded to the quest...Read more
The marshalling yard at Antwerp-North, Belgium, applies a new model for shunting operations. A collaboration between the port of Antwerp-Bruges, Lineas, Railport Antwerp and Infrabel neutralises operations in the yard and makes them equally accessible...Read more
After laying low for a year, Lineas seems to be back on track. The company launched a new rail service with logistics firm DFDS to link the North Sea Port in Ghent and Port Edouard...Read more
ProRail and Infrabel, the Dutch and Belgian rail infrastructure managers will further collaborate with North Sea Port to increase rail freight between the two countries and start a follow-up study this year. The cooperation aims...Read more
The port of Antwerp-Bruges hosted the Belgian-German energy summit on 14 February. Attended by both countries’ prime ministers, the summit highlighted cooperation between the two states on the energy sector and how Zeebrugge can become...Read more
It has become an indisputable fact that the freight volume of railway operations between China and Europe has plummeted in 2022, but how steep was the decline? A look at the recent data of UTLC...Read more
BASF, the chemical giant and Combinant, Belgium’s largest intermodal terminal, take their rail game seriously. Backed by Infrabel, Belgium’s rail infrastructure manager, the two companies aim to facilitate rail access to their locations within the...Read more
BMW has once again found its way to the rails with a new dedicated car train between Germany and Belgium. The new service, operated by Medway, runs from the German Regensburg, via Aachen to the...Read more
A new, modernised shunting yard was officially put into use in the port of Zeebrugge this week. It is the end of a project that lasted no less than twelve years and cost 133 million...Read more
The connection between Antwerp’s Combinant terminal and the Barcelona El Morrot terminal has a new component. Hupac dispatched a P400 frigo trailer for the first time in this service, or to put it in their...Read more
Hupac will launch a new shuttle train service between Belgium and Poland. Starting on 8 November, three weekly trains will connect the Combinant Terminal in Antwerp with the Metrans terminal in Poznan/Gadki. This service is...Read more
Earlier this week, the Belgian government announced that it would allocate 250 million euros in the current budget for rail-related projects. In addition, a spokesperson from Infrabel told RailFreight.com that 200 million euros extra will...Read more
Infrabel, Belgium’s infrastructure manager, might decide to close some of its rail lines if the Belgian government does not accept the company’s demands for the future of rail freight. The government has launched a plan...Read more
The action plan in Belgium to double the volume of rail freight transport by 2030 has been approved by the government. On Friday 30 September, the Council of Ministers approved the plan that was proposed...Read more
GTS Rail, an Italian company focusing on intermodal transport, will launch Europe’s longest direct intermodal route. From 11 October, there will be a rail connection between the rail station Bari Lamasinata, on the Italian southeast...Read more
The port of Antwerp-Bruges and duisport sealed a significant partnership to boost their inland and rail connections. The partnership’s particulars foresee intense cooperation between the two ports for hydrogen distribution. The two partners want to...Read more
Rail Cargo Group’s latest addition to its TransFER network is a connection between Genk in Belgium and Curtici in Romania. The new link offers a direct and regular link between one of Europe’s most significant...Read more
Rail freight operator Medway Italia SRL has signed an agreement to use the Dutch rail infrastructure and services from 1 July. The Belgian branch of Medway Italia will manage the organisation and operational adjustment of...Read more
Another intermodal rail connection between Belgium and Italy has been launched. The new connection, operated by Lineas, connects North Sea Port with Piadena as a new gateway to Italy for intermodal trains.Read more
Nippon Express is answering the needs of a growing e-commerce business in western Europe with yet another logistics centre in Belgium: the Genk Logistics Centre. The new facility is located in the Genk Green Logistics...Read more
The port of Ghent, part of the broader North Sea Port complex in Belgium, experiences a boom in rail investments. The Belgian government and Infrabel, the country’s infrastructure manager, are on a mission to renew...Read more