Duisburg to get largest inland terminal of Europe
The port of Duisburg will get a new terminal, which is to become the largest inland terminal of Europe. It will cover an area of 220,000 square metres and should be completed by 2022. This...Read more
Hupac launches intermodal service from Duisburg to Italy
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has started a new intermodal rail service between the Rhine-Ruhr area of Germany and northeastern Italy. The three-time weekly trains connect Terminal Duisburg Logport III (Hohenbudberg) operated by Samskip with the...Read more
New rail freight service between Netherlands and Sweden
Dutch logistics provider Samskip has launched the Coevorden-Nässjö rail freight connection. It is the first link between the Netherlands and Sweden in the company’s network. The rail service will be provided five times per week...Read more
Rail shuttle link between Duisburg and Falköping launched
Samskip has launched a new four-times weekly rail shuttle link between the German hub of Duisburg and Falköping in Sweden. The new service connects Sweden’s southern industrial heartland with the rest of Europe. The new service...Read more
Another train from Yantai, now to Duisburg
RZD Logistics JSC launched a new transit service from the city of Yantai to Duisburg. The first train with finished household products, auto parts and components for electronics production left the Chinese city on 26...Read more
P&O Ferrymasters launches Budapest-Duisburg-Rotterdam line
P&O Ferrymasters has announced the launch of a new intermodal service connecting Budapest to the port of Rotterdam and Duisburg. The service runs in both directions between these three vital European transport hubs and onwards...Read more
Hupac and duisport to optimise Duisburg terminal area
At the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, intermodal operator Hupac and Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) agreed to further develop the Duisburg terminal area. The parties want to expand the transshipment capacities for new intermodal...Read more
‘Central Europe needs more direct routes to China’
The intermodal terminal in Duisburg is an important hub for all of Europe. The vast majority of the container trains from China to the EU run via Duisport. The Austrian freight operator Rail Cargo Group...Read moreNew multimodal service from Duisburg to Greece via Venice
Austrian-based operator Rail Cargo Group, Italian shipping company Grimaldi and Dutch logistics provider Samskip will launch a multimodal service between Greece and the German logistics hub of Duisburg. The route will include the Duisburg-Venice rail...Read more
DHL offers eastbound railway service Duisburg-Chengdu
DHL Global Forwarding is offering a new weekly rail connection for small volumes between Duisburg and Chengdu in China. It is the first eastbound rail service the company launches on the New Silk Road. The new...Read more
Hupac launches new services Antwerp-Eastern Germany
Hupac has introduced new and additional services between Antwerp and Eastern Germany. It has launched a new, regular connection to Schkopau, and increased the frequency of the trains to Schwarzheide. The service between Antwerp Combinant...Read more
Duisburg-China traffic quadrupled since regular Silk Road train
In April 2015, the first regular cargo train departed from the southwestern city of Chongqing in China to arrive in Duisburg, Germany. It did so crossing the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe international line, which was established in 2011....Read more