exclusive interviewThe French national rail freight company Fret SNCF is currently undergoing major changes to avoid sanctions from the European Commission (EC). RailFreight.com interviewed two spokespersons from the company. The main conclusion is that Fret SNCF...Read more
greening freight packageThe Greening Freight Transport Package (GFTP) remains one of the most relevant topics in the rail freight industry in Europe. Among the most discussed and awaited aspects is the Combined Transport Directive (CTD). Akos Ersek,...Read more
accident updateThe impact of the freight train derailment that occurred inside the Gotthard Base Tunnel on Thursday 10 August is expected to hit the rail industry quite significantly. The situation is slightly better for freight trains,...Read more
The news could be better for European combined transport, which experienced a substantial shrinking of 14.41 per cent between April-June 2023. The percentage results when comparing performance with the same period last year. Additionally, according...Read more
The European Commission’s proposals for greener freight transport announced on Tuesday, 11 July, seem to be on the right track. The new Greening Freight Package measures highlight rail and the optimised capacity use and allocation...Read more
INTERVIEWWith a negative outlook and losses that will probably not be recovered for the time being, combined transport in Europe could be in a better place. Electricity prices impacting the final product and the overall...Read more
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac is calling on the Swiss government to temporarily suspend the annual reduction of subsidies for combined transport until the economic crisis is over. In the first quarter of 2023 the operator...Read more
INTERVIEWThe transport of semi-trailers in Germany is growing rapidly. According to Eugen Truschkin, senior manager logistics consulting at DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, semi-trailers are leading the modal shift in the country. The deployment of...Read more
The latest transport report by the European Court of Auditors is a “punch in the gut” for rail. “Doubling the rail freight market’s share by 2050 is simply unrealistic, and the EU freight transport network...Read more
CargoBeamer will soon add another piece to its combined transport services. The company will implement first and last-mile connections to its rail services suitable for semi-trailers throughout Europe. A spokesperson for CargoBeamer told RailFreight.com that...Read more
Industry body GNTC, SNCF-owned Rail Logistics Europe (RLE) and consultants Altermind have published a report on their development plan for French combined transport, which makes provision for traffic to increase by 60 per cent by...Read more
European combined transport (CT) contracted in the last quarter of 2022 by 6,46 per cent. The drop owes to hostile market conditions like high electricity costs and reduced economic activity, but also poor railway performance....Read more
A new facility for combined transport in Fleury-les-Aubrais, near Orleans, in central France, will be ready by 2025. This facility is expected to boost rail freight coming to and from the HAROPA Ports (Le Havre,...Read more
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
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
The share of rail freight transport is projected to double until 2050. In order to handle the growing volumes, a public investment of 490 billion euros is needed into the TEN-T rail infrastructure. This comes...Read more
The continuously rising energy costs seem to impact even the biggest industry players. Maersk has decided to introduce a fuel surcharge for rail, combined and intermodal transport services in several European countries. The surcharge will...Read more
The UIRR Sentiment Index reflecting business sentiment for the coming year 12-months has been adjusted a notch down for the second quarter in a row: the index currently stands at ‘slightly negative’. The conditions for...Read more
The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is presenting a plan called Suisse Cargo Logistics for the future of its rail freight sector. The plan will include the building of five new terminals between Geneva, in the...Read more
A new connection between Italy and the main industrial centers in Czech Republic has been launched. The rail service connects the terminals of Manopello – In-terporto Abruzzo in Southern Italy and Ostrava-Mošnov. The company train...Read more
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV) has adjusted the model used to fix the price of railway current, making it possible to establish a low and fixed price for several years. The initiative was...Read more
