LTG Cargo gets into the game of coal transport in Poland
LTG Cargo and its Polish subsidiary LTG Cargo Polska have started a new service transporting coal between the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda and Polish destinations. LTG Cargo moves coal volumes from Klaipeda to the Lithuanian-Polish...Read more
French intermodal freight operator appeals to state on energy price hike
Brittany-based Lahaye Global Logistics, one of the pioneers of combined road-rail transport development in France, has called on the state authorities to intervene to limit the impact of rising energy prices in the rail freight...Read more
Spanish rail freight association demands state support for energy prices
The Association of Owners and Operators of Wagons of Spain (Faprove) asked for Spanish rail freight companies to be included as beneficiaries of the financing from the cap on energy prices. The association did so...Read more
Energy crisis: Maersk implements fuel surcharge for rail services in several countries
The continuously rising energy costs seem to impact even the biggest industry players. Maersk has decided to introduce a fuel surcharge for rail, combined and intermodal transport services in several European countries. The surcharge will...Read more
Do EU transport ministers hear the railway sector’s pleas?
The informal meeting of the Eu transport ministers on Friday, 21 October, could produce some palpable energy measures for the railway sector. The energy, and specifically, electricity crisis plaguing rail freight and passenger transport currently...Read more
CER throws the ball to von der Leyen’s court: “time for concrete energy measures”
After public requests, the European railway sector directly requested Brussels to take action against the electricity and energy crisis. With an open letter to the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, CER...Read more
EU’s electricity price cap is “the decision rail waited for”
On Friday, 30 September, the EU energy ministers’ council decided to adopt a price cap for electricity at 180 euros/MWh to tackle the galloping energy crisis. Despite the price being higher than pre-crisis levels, it...Read more
A matter of days before Ukrainian coal starts reaching Poland by rail
What has been an unofficial consideration so far is now a fact. Ukraine will assist Poland with coal supply that will take place by rail. As a matter of fact, Michal Dworczyk, the head of...Read more
Commission intervenes to reduce spiking energy prices, compensations in the plans
The European Commission decided on an emergency energy market intervention to control and reduce the rising energy prices. The executive body issued three immediate measures that will see excess revenues from the fossil-fuel sector returning...Read more
Energy: DB wants to replace pipelines with hydrogen-carrying trains
After coal, which is set to monopolise the German railway network for the coming winter, hydrogen will also play a significant role in transported volumes. DB Cargo developed a strategy for hydrogen transport between ports...Read more
Railway sector fears unstable energy supply, calls Brussels to act
With the increasing energy bills and insecurity about a steady supply, the European railway sector calls for action. Sector associations Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA)...Read more
French government calls for ‘energy sobriety’ from SNCF not fewer trains
While the French government has called on SNCF to make energy savings in response to the current crisis, it has not requested that the state railway utility prepare to run fewer trains this winter in...Read more
Electricity prices need regulation, or combined transport cannot compete
Prices for electricity used in rail traction should be regulated and adjusted accordingly. If this is not the case, “combined transport can not compete with long-distance trucking,” urges UIRR while the most significant energy crisis...Read more
Germany to give priority for energy supplies on congested railways
The German government will prioritise the rail transportation of cargo essential for energy production. The measure is going to be in place for six months. Germany’s government cabinet yet has to approve the provisional legislation,...Read more
Rail freight volumes still in Covid mode says CER
The European rail freight volumes have not fully recovered from the losses caused by the two-year-long Covid pandemic. Despite fluctuations from time to time, rail freight volumes in March 2022 were 10 per cent less...Read more
Record diesel prices hit rail margins
ENERGY CRISISAs diesel prices hit new record highs in May, rail freight operators face new challenges in balancing fuel costs.Read more
French rail sector feels forgotten in energy crisis, needs 55 million euros
Alliance 4F (Fret Ferroviaire Français du Futur), which represents the major rail freight players in France, claims that unlike the road haulage industry, its members are being excluded from state aid to help them through...Read more
Railway electrification step towards reducing European oil dependency
The discussion on European energy policy is again gaining traction. Transport associations are voicing how rail can be a gamechanger, reducing Europe’s dependence on oil suppliers and fossil fuels.Read more
Lineas applies energy surcharge: ‘we can no longer absorb the high rates’
Lineas will apply a dynamic energy surcharge to all its transports as of 1 April, 2022 to compensate for soaring energy prices. The company says it is no longer able to absorb the increasing energy...Read more