The first bullet trains carrying cargo in Japan will be a reality as soon as April 2024. The services will be launched by the East Japan Railway (JR East) company and serve big cities such...Read more
COVID belongs to the past, and the Suez Canal obstruction was cleared out in the end, but the trauma inked in the global supply chain is real, at least for manufacturers. A wave of nearshoring...Read more
China has announced a nationwide ease of the strict COVID policy for the first time in three years. What does this policy shift mean for the rail freight industry? What impact have lockdowns had on...Read more
The 2021 results of the ‘CER COVID Impact Tracker’, carried out by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) are in. COVID-related revenue losses of the rail sector in the European Union (EU27)...Read more
The most popular public event in the rail freight calendar has been cancelled for the second year running. Uncertainty over Covid restrictions has forced Direct Rail Services to put up red signals over their planned...Read more
Much of the European rail network is currently free of charge. This is thanks to the regulation that allows for a waiver, or reduction of track access charges during the pandemic. However, this possibility is...Read more