German train drivers to go on summer strike over wage dispute
A new attempt to resolve the collective bargaining conflict between Deutsche Bahn and the train drivers’ union GDL failed on Monday in the fourth collective bargaining round. The negotiations have hardened, and there are said...Read more
The “Green Switch” puts semi-trailers on Latvian tracks
The Latvian railway market is about to welcome the transport of semi-trailers. Until now, the country’s intermodal and combined transport sector did not include this concept. However, Latvian Railways (Latvijas Dzelzceļš) and Stena Line want...Read more
Samskip and Hector Rail resume trailer traffic through Denmark
Samskip Multimodal and traction partner Hector Rail successfully restarted trailer traffic through Denmark this week. On Monday 31 May, the first train departed from Duisburg in Germany to Sweden, with containers as well as trailers....Read more
Mars Logistics launches Turkey to Czech Republic intermodal link in June
The Turkey-based logistics company Mars Logistics will launch a new connection between the Halkali terminal in Istanbul and the Kolin terminal in the Czech Republic. The new service will have an intermodal profile providing transportation...Read more
Hupac outsets wave of intermodal expansion
Hupac finds itself in a race of expanding its network and services. The intermodal rail operator has many new projects in the pipeline concerning new regional and international connections. Moreover, it has plans for new...Read more
Port of Hamburg-Xuzhou rail link becomes a regular
The rail freight service between the Port of Hamburg in Germany and Xuzhou in China becomes regular with two itineraries per month. After the initial freight train trip between the two destinations last November, six...Read more
DB Cargo: after wagons, now locomotive fleet with quieter brakes
After all of its wagons, DB Cargo is now equipping all of its locomotives with silent brakes. By 2025, all 850 electric mainline locomotives will be running with quieter disc brakes. The German rail freight...Read more
835-metre long train from Germany to Sweden
For the first time, a test ride has been carried out with a 835-metre long train from Germany to Sweden. The train departed from Maschen in Germany on 17 April and arrived in Malmö the...Read more
Germany wants to almost nullify track access charges
Germany has proposed to continue the reduction of track access charges until the end of 2021. Interestingly, the charges will almost be nullified; from the current 50 per cent reduction it wants to move to...Read more
80,000 TEU terminal added to French Upper Rhine region
The region between Karslruhe (Germany) and Strasbourg (France) is about to have an additional terminal. In June of this year, a new trimodal terminal will be put into operation in Lauterbourg on the French Upper...Read more
TX Logistik adds more trips via the Brenner Axis
Resulting from a growing customer demand, TX Logistik’s service between Leipzig in Germany and Verona in Northern Italy will get an extra weekly train trip. The addition will apply from 10 May, and the company...Read more
Modal shift in agriculture – Spanish oranges on the train
The fruit and vegetable giant SanLucar has made its choice for rail transport. From now on, it will use the train to bring its products from Spain to Germany and it does so with the...Read more
TX Logistik adds two weekly roundtrips between Cologne-Curtici
The Cologne-Curtici rail connection will depart daily starting from 10 May. The service, operated by TX Logistik, has been in place since 2018. It started with three weekly roundtrips, then it upgraded to five. According...Read more
Report: new law allows DB Netz to favour national rail operators
The legislative proposal aimed at facilitating a modal shift to rail in Germany will not be sufficiently effective. DB Netz is still allowed to benefit DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio and DB Cargo above other railway...Read more
Kombiverkehr starts operations through MegaHub Hannover Lehrte
Kombiverkehr has started its new transport system to and from Hannover Lehrte with four national routes. The first trains arrived on Tuesday evening from Duisburg and Ludwigshafen, and were reassigned to their destinations – Lübeck...Read more
CargoBeamer enhances Italian presence with new terminal
CargoBeamer has purchased a piece of land in Domodossola, located in Northern Italy, next to Switzerland’s border. The company aims to build its second Italian terminal at the specific site, only that this time it...Read more