Even more construction on German tracks this year to replace half a million sleepers
The German railway network will have 400 additional construction sites this year and this will have a negative impact on punctuality, predicts Deutsche Bahn. DB will replace more than five times more sleepers than usual....Read more
Another offer, another rejection: massive rail strikes Germany nearby
Despite the optimism on the side of Deutsche Bahn (DB) last week, the negotiations with labour union EVG seem to have reached rock bottom. EVG has rejected the DB offer and in response, the German...Read more
Another DB offer on the table for German railway workers
Deutsche Bahn has made a new proposal to labour union EVG. The offer includes, among other things, an inflation compensation. It is now up to the labour union to respond to the proposal. If the...Read more
Major Swiss rail upgrade project underway in the Zurich area
SBB plans to expand the railway between Zurich and the German border, on behalf of the Swiss federal government. The planned infrastructure upgrades of the major Zurich-Winterthur MehrSpur project will eliminate the current bottleneck in...Read more
Track access charges in the Netherlands rise again in 2024
The track access charges in the Netherlands will increase by 10.5 per cent next year. This was announced by infrastructure manager ProRail on Monday 15 May. The increase is result of inflation, it explains.Read more
Strike or not, rail freight still faces nuisance
The grand 50-hour-long strike organised by the rail association EVG did not take place in the end, at least not in the magnitude it was supposed to. Nevertheless, several operators braced for its impact, and...Read more
HHLA’s rough start of year reflects on rail operations
HHLA Group experienced a tough Q1, with volumes and revenues falling. The group noted a 5,6 per cent revenue drop compared to the same period last year. The struggle was also reflected in rail and...Read more
German strike called off, at least for Deusche Bahn
The anticipated railway strike of Deutsche Bahn’s workers in Germany has been called off. What was supposed to be the longest strike in German history is a relatively normal start of the week on Monday morning....Read more
German rail workers strike again, and hard this time
Another round of railway strikes are to be held in Germany. Members of labour union EVG are called upon to stop working from Sunday, 14 May 10 pm up to Tuesday, 16 May midnight. “Especially...Read more
It’s official: COSCO becomes shareholder of terminal in Hamburg
The German federal government approved the entrance of COSCO as a shareholder of the HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT). As HHLA explained, the terminal will now become one of the preferred handling locations for the...Read more
LKW Walter and MediaMarkt shift to rail for Germany-Italy services
LKW Walter established a partnership with IMTRON, a subsidiary of the MediaMarktSaturn Group, to transport items between Germany and Italy via rail. These services were previously carried out on the road. The main reason behind...Read more
Samskip and LTG launch regular intermodal Duisburg-Kaunas service
After a successful testing period, Samskip and LTG cargo are launching a regular intermodal service linking the Kaunas intermodal terminal with the Ziel Terminal in the Logport III area of duisport. The service will run...Read more
EVG and DB fail once again to reach a wage agreement
UPDATEThe clock is ticking in Germany, with EVG and DB failing again to reach a collective wage bargaining agreement. DB came up with a new offer that EVG rejected since it did not fulfil two...Read moreDB and EVG enter new negotiations round after two warning strikes
UPDATEIn another attempt to find common ground, the rail transport association EVG and Deutsche Bahn will be on the negotiations table today and tomorrow, 24 and 25 April. The objective is to settle the collective...Read more
Semi-trailers lead Germany’s modal shift
INTERVIEWThe transport of semi-trailers in Germany is growing rapidly. According to Eugen Truschkin, senior manager logistics consulting at DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, semi-trailers are leading the modal shift in the country. The deployment of...Read more
Budapest has a new gateway service to the Adriatic seaports
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is launching a new rail freight connection between Budapest, Hungary, and Rijeka, Croatia. This new service is expected to benefit cargo flows in both directions. Moreover, it also opens up...Read more
TX Logistics links jointly operated Duisburg terminal with Padua in Italy
TX Logistik will commence a new and frequent intermodal connection between the Interporto Padova terminal in Italy and the Ziel terminal in the logport III area in duisport. The service will commence on 2 May...Read more
PSA Italy to launch Genoa-Stuttgart ‘Express’ service in May
A new service, christened Stuttgart Express, will connect the port of Prà, part of the Ports of Genoa conglomerate, with the city in southwestern Germany. The first train will leave from Genoa on 4 May...Read more
DB’s locomotives at Munich North’s shunting yard will run on HVO
Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) shunting locomotives at the Munich-North shunting yard (Rangierbahnhof München Nord) will now be fuelled solely by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). “DB Energie has completely converted the refueling station at the Munich North...Read more