Last week the EU Commission approved two state aid schemes, one for Italy and one for the Czech Republic. Both of them aim to boost the intermodal sectors of the countries. In Italy, the focus...Read more
When several freight flows meet in one place, it causes a boom of the freight operations and leads to the development of the related infrastructure. This can be said about today’s Central Eastern Europe. More...Read more
Poland’s rail freight market is on the verge of a big merger. Two major operators Lotos Kolej and Orlen KolTrans will be amalgamated into one entity. The combined operator will be a strong player in...Read more
Lotos Kolej, the third-largest rail freight operator in Poland, has entered a new market. It started to transport diesel fuel from Gdańsk to neighbouring Czechia by using its own locomotives and wagons. Czechia is the...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
Czech logistics company Metrans, a subsidiary of HHLA, has opened a new intermodal terminal in Königs Wusterhausen in the vicinity of Berlin. The facility was launched in partnership with LUTRA, operator of GVZ Schönefelder Kreuz...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
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 geographical proximity of Poland and Czechia creates good conditions for cooperation. The port of Gdansk tries to be the most accessible and cheapest option for Czech export products and goods. And PKP Cargo, the...Read more
Czech rolling stock manufacturer CZ Loko has developed the HybridShunter 400 locomotive. It is the first hybrid vehicle in the company’s portfolio. The locomotive is able to operate on a diesel engine and batteries.
The two-axle...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
The Czech government intends to privatise CD Cargo, the national railway freight carrier and subsidiary of Czech Railways. This idea was initiated by Dan Ťok, minister of transport of the Czech Republic. According to Ťok...Read more
