Iron Ore Line reopens ahead of schedule, but concerns remain
Reaching the Norwegian port of Narvik via the Iron Ore Line had been impossible for the majority of the past 81 days due to two derailments. The line was reopened once again on Wednesday 6...Read more
Rail planning issues in Sweden might not be solved before late 2024
The Swedish government tasked the country’s infrastructure manager Trafikverket to find solutions to improve maintenance planning and traffic reliability. The deadline set for Trafikverket to submit their proposals is 12 February 2024, with extensions up...Read more
Floods and bad weather are causing massive disruptions all over Europe
Slovenia is currently being hit by heavy rain causing floods and significant damage to the country’s infrastructure. The same is happening in the north of the Old Continent, where Sweden and Norway are dealing with...Read more
Rail planning system in Sweden: 2023 is fully compromised
The rail planning system implemented for 2023 in Sweden (MPK) has been quite disruptive for rail freight operations in the country. Many companies are lamenting the lack of timely communication and poor foresight from Trafikverket,...Read more
The new rail planning system in Sweden is causing mayhem
InterviewThe Swedish rail freight industry is currently struggling to adapt to the new planning system implemented by Trafikverket, the government agency responsible for the country’s rail network. RailFreight.com interviewed Shad Hallam, Head of Network Management...Read more
Rail freight in Norway notes minor growth, Bane Nor wants to invest more
Rail freight traffic in Norway grew by two per cent in 2022 compared to the previous year. The growth is not too significant considering that in 2021 the year-on-year increase was twelve per cent. Bane...Read more
Green Cargo’s woodchip wagons go XXXL
Scandinavian freight operator Green Cargo is upsizing its rail shipments of wood chips to established client Söderenergi by switching to XXXL containers. Eight years since after first delivering wood chips to Söderenergi’s fuel terminal in Nykvarn,...Read more
Double deal success for Green Cargo
Nordic rail freight operator Green Cargo is toasting a double success after signing a deal with manufacturer Softronic for a pair of powerful Transmontana Co-Co locomotives, and renewing a domestic agreement with Real Rail Sweden. With...Read more
Green Cargo invests further in Port of Gothenburg
Rail operations at the Port of Gothenburg are being strengthened with the addition of several new services by the Swedish state freight carrier Green Cargo. The capital Stockholm and Gävle on the east coast will...Read more
Green Cargo puts its foot on the gas
Green Cargo, Sweden’s longest-running rail freight operator, has been awarded a contract for a twice-weekly service carrying propane gas for energy supplier E.ON. The long-term agreement will see services operating between Karlshamn and SSAB’s steel...Read more