The new rail and road intermodal terminal (RRT) in Kouvola, Finland, is almost ready for operations. The massive project is complete by 80 per cent and will be entirely constructed during 2022. The terminal will...Read more
OVL, the container leasing experts, have launched a new online container reservation system named Book It One-Way! referring to the company’s One-Way, One-Fee service and its mission to eliminate empty container shipments, which saves money...Read more
Nurminen Logistics has launched another rail freight service between Finland and China. This month, it will launch the first eastbound train to Zhengzhou from Helsinki. The same service will also run westwards, with the first...Read more
An export train full of sawn timber departed from Kotka, Finland, towards Chongqing, China, last week. Nurminen Logistics set up the train for Versowood, the largest Finnish producer and exporter of sawn timber. The transiting...Read more
Kombiverkehr started operating one more weekly train between Ludwigshafen and Barcelona Morrot terminal. The Frankfurt-based operator is now offering four weekly roundtrips between the two destinations since 21 September.Read more
An autonomous freight train project is currently unfolding in Finland. Led by Proxion, a Finnish technology company, the autonomous freight train will be electric and aims to revolutionise short-distance transportation from industrial sites.Read more
A new intermodal rail connection links Asian-Pacific ports with Finland via Vladivostok, the Russian far-east port. The Finland Bridge, as the new service is called, will be a frequent train connection with three to four...Read more
Helsinki is well positioned to become the next Eurasian gateway to Europe. If you ask Finnish operators on the New Silk Road, it is already fulfilling the role of a hub. With its close proximity...Read more
The first train from Finland to India is currently on its way, running via the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). This corridor has been on the agenda for Russia, Iran and India for a longer...Read more
As international rail freight superpowers grow, India should not be overlooked. The country is not a new rail freight market. However, it is an extensive and full of possibilities market that seems to take all...Read more
The first container block train connecting Helsinki in Finland with the Nhava Sheva container port in India has already departed. It started on 21 June carrying 32 40-foot containers full of paper-based products from a...Read more
From mid-June, a new blocktrain will connect the Finnish capital of Helsinki and Nhava Sheva, the largest container port in India. It will run via the western wing of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC),...Read more
Finland and Estonia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday 26 April 2021 for more cooperation. This will promote projects such as Rail Baltica, the Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel, Trans-European Transport Networks, and the North Sea–Baltic Sea...Read more
The Finnish railway company VR Transpoint has introduced another heavy weight to the railways. Dubbed the Super Train, it carries a weight of 7,000 tonne, and 80 wagons. Moreover, it is about one kilometre long....Read more
DB Cargo Eurasia has launched a new multimodal route from Xi’an to Helsinki via the port of Kaliningrad. It is the first route to Finland including a sea leg; until now the two countries were...Read more
The Finnish infrastructure agency has published a report on the development needs of the north-south railway between Tampere and Oulu. According to the study, constructing double tracks is the best option to increase capacity for...Read more
Knorr-Bremse and Finland’s state-owned railroad vehicle maintenance company VR FleetCare, a subsidiary of VR Group, have concluded a lifecycle management contract featuring overhaul and repair service for the braking systems of 46 freight and passenger...Read more
Estonian national rail freight operator Operail has certified its first two locomotives for operations in Finland. The company will start transporting freight this autumn. By this time, it will operate a fleet of nine new...Read more
