The price of the China-Europe Express train has surged again. This is after a short, calm period in March, as a result of the Chinese Spring Festival. However, the Suez Canal blockade ushered in another...Read more
Rail infrastructure needs to be adjusted to the needs of intermodal traffic, and the revision of the TEN-T regulation is the ideal moment for such a change. That is the core message of the UIRR...Read more
There are different ways in which countries determine segments on the rail market for infrastructure charging. In a webinar on 17 March, an online seminar on railway transportation market segmentation was held by LatRailNet, the...Read more
The New Silk Road may connect countries, but it does not necessarily connect people. In China, companies seem to find it difficult to find a reliable partner in Europe, and in Europe it is often...Read more
After continued price increases of rail freight between China and Europe, rates are finally returning back to normal levels. In some cases, the freight rates of some routes were even comparable to those of ocean...Read more
European railway services seem to face financial hurdles during the beginning of 2021. The year started ominously since Covid-related losses for passenger and freight services do not guarantee any improvement window for the following months....Read more
Rail is the grand winner of 2020. That is of course what rail operators say, but it is also what logistics companies offering multiple solutions claim. An example is RailBridgeCargo, which offers rail as part...Read more
The EU railway industry has lost 26 billion euros in revenue last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These figures are based on data collected among the members of the Community of European Railway and...Read more
Over the past three years, China has been scaling down subsidies for train traffic between China and Europe. Financial support could not be more than 50 per cent of freight costs in 2018, no more...Read more
For the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), the year 2021 marks a change of leadership. The new Executive Director, Alberto Mazzola, has officially entered office. He was unanimously elected by the CER...Read more
“In all my years working in this industry, I have never seen anything this crazy”, says Osmo Lahtinen, the founder of the Finnish container leasing company OVL. The ‘crazy’ refers to the different situations in...Read more
Kombiverkehr KG announced the launching of an additional direct train service between Verona (Italy) and Lübeck (Germany). From Lübeck, cargo will be transhipped on sea vessels to reach Sweden. The train will begin its operations...Read more
The EU and China signed a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GIs) in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union against usurpation and imitation. A GI indicates a specific geographical...Read more
Since today, 17 July, the Chinese version of the website is live: RailFreight.cn. Since the launch of RailFreight.com in 2016, the website has been expanding to bring news about the international rail freight industry to...Read more
A European Silk Road could contribute to the recovery of Europe after COVID-19. Alternatively, a network of high-speed railway lines should help restoring the continent. This was concluded by Economists at the Vienna Institute for...Read more
On the North Sea-Baltic Corridor, huge investments are foreseen in railway as a transport mode over the next ten years. An amount of 44 billion Euros has been reserved so far, this is the highest...Read more
ERFA’s Board of Directors welcomes the addition of Lineas to its membership. The European lobby organisation for rail transport believes that Lineas, in cooperation with other ERFA members, will have a key role to play...Read more
Today is the last day of the year 2019, a good moment to look back at a very interesting year for rail freight in Europe. Four industry leaders look back, and share their ambitions for...Read more
