In RailFreight Live this week: Duisport, VIIA and the UIRR
With the climate goals of the EU, combined transport is in the spotlight. It is the low-hanging fruit, the International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) has repeatedly said, the solution to accomplish carbon-neutral transport....Read more
Daily roundtrips for Genk-Duisburg shuttle possible
Since 7 June, a new rail connection between Genk in Belgium and Duisburg in Germany runs three roundtrips per week. It transports chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and in the future, it could become more frequent with...Read more
Suez blockage moves more companies to Eurasian rail freight
Germany based Fressnapf Group put its products on Eurasian rail tracks for the first time due to the Suez canal blockage. It commissioned a train from Linyi in China to Duisport in Germany. Duisport agency...Read more
Algorithms to optimise rail freight on the TEN-T network
ePIcenter is an international technology and innovation project to improve the efficiency of freight flows and reduce congestion in the European TEN-T network. Advanced logistics scheduling algorithms are a key focus to optimise rail freight....Read moreDuisport shakes hands with PSA to enhance Eurasian transport
The fast-developing rail freight transport between China and Europe led Duisport and PSA Northeast Asia Supply Chain Pte Ltd to join forces in a joint venture. They sealed an agreement to establish a company under...Read more
Duisport aims to use hydrogen locomotives
As part of the broader pan-European effort to decarbonise rail freight transport, Duisport initiates a study to develop its first hydrogen shunting locomotive. Together with the Geman Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the Centre for Fuel...Read more
Maersk and Duisport join forces in a new logistics centre
Shipping company Maersk is planning an investment at logport VI of the port of Duisburg. The project confirmed by both sides will utilise a 100,000 square metres area for the construction of a “trimodal logistics...Read moreDuisburg sees record figures from China in April
Duisburg has reported record figures of rail-based merchandise traffic with China in April. Last month, the inland port of Duisport registered an increase to approximately 50 trains a week. Normally, between 35 and 40 trains...Read more
Duisport objects to terminal expansion Venlo
Germany’s largest inland terminal Duisburg has objected to the expansion of rail terminal Venlo, situated on the Dutch-German border. The expansion is supported by the Dutch province of Limburg and this is considered state support,...Read moreDuisburg 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 moreContainers in Duisburg: slight drop to Scandinavia, stable to China
In the first half of 2019, Duisburg intermodal terminal witnessed slight drop in container traffic compared to the same period of the previous year. This was caused mainly by the lower Scandinavian volumes. The container...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 morePKP Cargo wants more rail connections with Duisport
Polish rail freight operator PKP Cargo considers the launch of new connections to Duisburg, the largest intermodal hub on the Rhine River. The company wants to expand the freight service within corridors as Małaszewicze –...Read more
Hupac expands intermodal service Duisport – Poland
Hupac has expanded its rail freight service between Duisport in Germany and Gadki and Prusków in Poland. In addition to the Duisburg D3T terminal, trains to and from Poland now also call on the Duisburg...Read more