Denmark concludes: ‘Safety of pocketwagon not guaranteed’
The safety of the use of pocketwagons cannot be guaranteed, although they are permitted in the transport by rail. This was the conclusion of the Accident Investigation Board of the Danish Transport Authority (DTA), in...Read more
DB cargo halts operations beer train after deadly accident Denmark
DB Cargo has announced to halt all operations of the ‘beer train’ in Denmark, until it has fully grasped what went wrong in the deadly accident on the Great Belt Bridge on Wednesday morning. The...Read more
DB Cargo launches direct two-way railway line Malmö–Cologne
DB Cargo has launched a new, direct and two-way service between Cologne in Germany and Malmö in Sweden. The new train is twice as fast as the previous Malmö–Cologne service. Moreover, it now has a...Read more
Dutch masterplan for rail freight should be kept on track
The measures proposed by the Dutch government to enhance rail freight volumes and create a level playing field with Germany have been discussed in Parliament yesterday. The sector handed in a petition two days earlier,...Read more
First results of Innovative Freight Car project DB Cargo and VTG
The Innovative Freight Car project has produced the first results of the testing of four new types of wagons. The cars have been in operation since March and have already covered half of the 150,000...Read more
Germany still best performing country in trade logistics
The World Bank has released its aggregated Logistics Performance Index (LPI), an interactive benchmarking tool evaluating the logistics performance of 167 countries. Germany ranked the best performing country in the field of trade logistics. The aggrevated...Read moreDB Cargo suffers 127 million Euros loss in first half 2018
In the first half of 2018, DB Cargo suffered an operating loss of 127 million Euros in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). In the same period last year, Deutsche Bahn’s rail freight subsidiary came...Read more
DB Cargo sites powered by 100% renewable electricity
DB Cargo UK has announced that all its rail sites and offices will be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity thanks to a three-year agreement with SSE Business Energy. Roger Neary, Head of Sales at...Read more
One Belt, One Road, One Million on broad gauge track
‘One Belt, One Road, One Million’, is the current motto of UTLC regarding their practices on the New Silk Road. “We can handle one million TEUs, we have the capacity”, Larisa Kuznetsova said confident. The...Read more
DB Cargo launches online platform to ‘shop transport services online’
DB Cargo has launched a digital service called myRailportal, enabling customers to order transport services, report damages, or check departure times online. The key component is the AX4 logistics platform, which makes ordering transport services...Read more
These innovations hit the tracks in 2018
This year, several key players in the rail freight industry have launched innovative concepts; from bogies to wheelsets, from brakes to tank containers. While SBB Cargo is launching operations of its 5L Demonstrator, DB Cargo...Read more
Rail freight line Port of Liverpool-Mossend now open
A new rail freight service between the Port of Liverpool and Mossend near Glasgow was opened on 8 May. The service provides for a new link to the deep-sea port for Scottish exporters, enabling them...Read moreDB Cargo and RZD Logistics start container service China-Europe
RZD Logistics and DB Cargo AG will start a joint multimodal container service on the markets of China and Europe. CEO Viacheslav Valentik of RZD Logistics and CEO Uwe Leuschner signed an agreement at the...Read more