East Midlands Gateway will be open in early 2020
UK-based logistics company Maritime Transport is getting closer to completion of East Midlands Gateway (EMG), its new intermodal terminal at Castle Donington. The facility will be launched in early 2020. EMG will be able to...Read more
DB Cargo focuses on Kaliningrad route
Two subsidiaries of Deutsche Bahn have turned their look to the Kaliningrad route of China – EU railway corridor. DB Cargo Logistics and DB Cargo Polska intend to develop new train multimodal connections through Kaliningrad...Read more
German parliament approves 11 billion-euro fund Deutsche Bahn
The traffic committee of the German Bundestag has agreed with the 86.2 billion euro-investment in the national rail network over the next ten years. 62 billion euros will be provided by the government. The remainder,...Read more
German state support DB is ‘unfair competition’
Private railway undertakings have lodged a complaint against the German state. They disagree with the eleven billion euros fund to Deutsche Bahn that the government wants to invest until 2030 to raise up the ailing...Read more
Sigrid Nikutta appointed to recover DB Cargo
Sigrid Nikutta has been appointed head the operative division of DB Cargo by Deutsche Bahn’s supervisory board. On Thursday 7 November, the Aufsichtsrat, the supervisory board of Deutsche Bahn, discussed the future of the ailing...Read more
‘Articulated wagons offer more benefits to operators’
Russian rolling stock manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) is developing a new series of wagons. The company has already certified two types of articulated open wagons and tank wagons for LPG transportation. Three other types...Read moreDB Cargo could face massive job cuts
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is considering cutting off the DB Cargo freight division. A new saving round at the loss-making division could lead to the loss of 3000 jobs until 2030, reports Reuters news agency. The management...Read more
New rail service Venlo-Sweden now operative
A direct rail freight service between Venlo in the Netherlands and Sweden was launched on 2 September. A dedicated blocktrain shuttles between the Dutch logistics hub and the Scandinavian cities of Malmö and Norrköping. They...Read moreDB Cargo suffers losses for 5 years
DB Cargo has suffered a loss of 1.18 billion euros in the last five years. This is apparent from an analysis of the books of the rail company carried out by sister publication Nieuwsblad Transport,...Read more
DB Cargo wants intelligent fleet by 2020
DB Cargo is pushing ahead with the digitalisation of its wagon fleet. By 2020, the entire fleet of around 68,000 cars will be connected to the digital world. The company is investing millions in the...Read more
RailCube to provide interface DB Cargo Belgium
DB Cargo Belgium, a subsidiary of DB Cargo, has licensed the full RailCube suite to manage their rail freight operations. After an extensive selection process, DB Cargo Belgium favored RailCube over all other offerings available...Read moreDB Cargo sets new goal on New Silk Road: 100,000 TEU in 2020
DB Cargo intends to increase container traffic between Europe and China in the coming years. The German rail freight operator has set a goal of carrying 100,000 TEU on the New Silk Road in 2020. DB...Read more
DB Cargo initiates new shuttle train from Germany to Romania
German rail company DB Cargo has launched a new freight service to Romania. The shuttle train connects Bavaria and the Ruhr region with Craiova, an important railway junction in southwestern Romania, and other parts of...Read more
DB Schenker will not be sold
Deutsche Bahn wants to focus on its core business in the coming years. This means, among other things, that the market share of DB Cargo must increase considerably. CEO Richard Lutz also announced that DB...Read moreDB Cargo starts using RouteLint after successful test
DB Cargo is the first freight transport company in the Netherlands to start using RouteLint after a successful trial period. RouteLint is an app that helps train drivers to operate a train ‘smarter’. This results...Read moreDB Cargo: freight traffic in the Netherlands may be disrupted
DB Cargo has announced that on Tuesday 28 May, its rail freight traffic in, to and from the Netherlands may be disrupted. This is due to a national strike in the country, asking for a...Read more