CargoBeamer suspended its service from Perpignan to Neuss in mid-September due to operational difficulties linked to various disruptions in France, including strikes and high energy prices. “It is not always an easy country to work...Read more
The Riedbahn, the railway connecting Frankfurt with Mannheim, will be “fully closed to train traffic from 1-22 January”, Deutsche Bahn (DB) stated. The line is planned to undergo significant renovation over the next five months....Read more
The German Ministry of Transport presented a draft regulation to extend the possibility of using Type 1 long trucks, (up to 17.88 metres in total length), until 2026. The policy was set to expire at...Read more
The Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT), which will be the largest inland terminal in Europe, is gradually taking shape. The crane system is currently being implemented, with the first girder already moving on the terminal’s six...Read more
DB Cargo appears to be on track to laying off or reemploying thousands of employees as part of its economic rehabilitation programme. Its mother company, DB, aims to reduce its subsidiary’s workforce by 1,800 employees...Read more
The German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) approved a new package of legislations aimed at boosting the rail sector in the country, making its implementation official. The package includes the greenlighting of the ‘road funds rail’ scheme...Read more
Moving project cargo on rail has its limitations, such as the width and the height of units transported. But recently, DB Cargo had to move a number of heavy units from Italy to Germany, and...Read more
The discussion around the much-contested German federal state budget for 2024 and financial strategy until 2027 is settling down as the first palpable rail investments come forward. One of the most important parts of the...Read more
The sale of Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) logistics subsidiary DB Schenker is entering a new phase. The supervisory board and DB management board decided to put the large freight forwarding company up for sale as a...Read more
Germany and Central Asian countries are amid attempts to strengthen their trade cooperation and possibly increase rail connections. A few days ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the heads of five Central Asian countries,...Read more
InfrastructureDeutsche Bahn (DB) and the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) are about to launch an enormous infrastructure upgrade programme from 2025 until 2030. Forty critical route sections are to be renovated,...Read more
UPDATEIt will take at least until the end of next week to remove the wagons from the Geseke accident site in Germany, and only then can the damage assessment begin. Three rail cranes are currently...Read more
A WLB freight train with wagons carrying cement derailed while entering the Geseke station in Germany. According to official sources, multiple railcars and the train’s locomotive overturned, resulting in the train driver’s death. DB Netze...Read more
The Kaldenkirchen-Domodossola rail link, a staple in CargoBeamer’s European network, has received an upgrade that will sound like music to the ears of the company’s customers. The route is now served by 17 weekly roundtrips,...Read more
The vote has been cast. The ballots held by German trade union EVG resulted in the acceptance of Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Despite EVG calling it “a clear vote by the membership”,...Read more
Three ports and a rail freight company: can this be the right recipe to decongest roads in the North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) region, in western Germany? duisport, the port of Dortmund, DeltaPort, and private rail freight...Read more
The European Commission has given the final green light for the establishment of Ziel Terminal GmbH, a joint venture involving Samskip, TX Logistik, and duisport. The new entity will be in charge of managing the...Read more
A bundle of upgrades is about to start on the Emmerich-Oberhausen railway line, in northwestern Germany. This line is a key section of the Rhine-Alpine Corridor, connecting Germany to the Arnhem, in the Netherlands. The...Read more
Apart from the planned closure of the Elbe Valley route between Czechia and Germany in late October, there will be another disruption on the corridor starting on 25 August and lasting for three days. DB...Read more
German railway transport association EVG is currently carrying out a ballot to determine whether its members will strike in Autumn. The ballot follows an arbitration agreement between EVG and DB on collective wage bargaining and...Read more
The study published by the German Ministry of Transport (BMDV) for an alternative route dedicated to freight trains in the Middle Rhine Valley is still turning heads in Germany as well as the rest of...Read more