Rail ferries: is there space for them in intermodal transport?
Rail ferry links are not the most common when it comes to short sea transportation. The ban of pocket wagons from the Great Belt Bridge and, a little later, all of Denmark re-introduced them to...Read more
Denmark’s pocket wagon ban: one million extra weekly costs for operators
Intermodal operators in Scandinavia suffer costs that well exceed one million euros per week due to the Danish ban on pocket wagons with semi-trailers. The disturbance is substantial, and operators do whatever is needed to...Read morePocket wagon ban extends to all of Denmark
The Danish Accident Investigation Board (AIB) extended the ban on pocket wagons after the investigation of the safety incident on the Great Belt Bridge on the 13th of January. The new general ban will last...Read more
Is the Great Belt Bridge a potential danger for pocket wagons?
Once again, pocket wagons with semi-trailers are banned from the Danish Great Belt Bridge, due to what was perceived as a potentially threatening situation. The measure taken by the Danish authorities is understandable, in light...Read more
Semi-trailers banned from Great Belt Bridge again
The Great Belt Bridge in Denmark has been closed for pocketwagons with semi-trailers. The reason is an almost accident, where a trailer threatened to drop off a moving train as it was not properly attached....Read more
New multimodal service connects Norway and Baltic countries
Dutch logistics company Samskip has launched a new container shipping service connecting several ports of Norway with counterparts in the Baltic Sea. This line provides shippers and forwarders with a new multimodal solution across Northern...Read more
EU funds tunnel between Denmark and Germany
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to inject 200 million Euros in the Fehmarn Belt tunnel project. This project is to see a new, modernised tunnel between Denmark and Germany allowing for faster transit times....Read more
EU action plan to secure safe transport semitrailer on pocketwagon
An EU-wide action plan has been launched to avoid accidents involving semi-trailers transported on pocket wagons by rail. These semi-trailers may not be sufficiently secured against movement, the National Investigation Body (NIB) of Denmark concluded....Read more‘Ban on pocketwagons leads to cost increase European rail freight’
The temporary ban on the use of semi-trailers on pocketwagons in Denmark has caused considerable costs to railway operations and logistics chains in Europe. This concludes the EU Agency for Railways (ERA). “ERA understands why...Read moreDB Cargo not ready to resume Carlsberg train with pocketwagon
DB cargo is using its pocketwagons in Denmark again. However, the Carlsberg train involved in the deadly accident is still running with swap bodies. The company is not ready yet to resume operations with trailers...Read more
Danish ban on pocketwagons lifted for some companies
The Danish Transport Authority has granted railway companies Hector Rail and CFL Cargo permission to resume the use of semi-trailers loaded on pocketwagons. It received the necessary documentation ensuring that the locking mechanism is secured,...Read more
Hupac reroutes traffic in face of Danish pocketwagon ban
Hupac has offered alternative routes to Denmark and Sweden as it is currently not permitted to operate pocketwagon trains in Denmark. The ban will be lifted with the right measures, which the intermodal operators says...Read more