The Hamburg-based Eurogate Intermodal has renamed its Hungarian subsidiary Floyd to Eurogate Rail Hungary. The name change took effect on Wednesday 12 January. The rebranding will not affect customer and partner relations, the company promises.Read more
The increased electricity prices in Hungary have led METRANS completely out of its freight rate calculations for 2022. The company had calculated its pricing in October 2021. However, “the unpredictable traction price increases” might lead...Read more
The Hungarian railway association Hungrail is fearing rising rail freight costs in 2022 due to the spike in energy prices. It foresees an increase of 25-30 per cent in rail freight rates and a reversed...Read more
Russia, Hungary and Austria have formed a joint venture that will take the role of freight forwarder and logistics provider on the New Silk Road. The partnership consists of Russian Railways Holding, CER Cargo Holding...Read more
Metrans has successfully launched its new connection between Hungary and Romania. Three days per week a blocktrain moves between Budapest and Arad, in both directions. It is one of the new services that Metrans launched...Read more
5G is not the answer, it is an enabler of realising industrial digitisation projects. This was explained by Tamas Boday from Huawei, the company which together with Vodafone provides 5G technology solutions to East West...Read more
EuroTransit Group of Companies is currently building a new intermodal terminal in Dostyk, Kazakhstan, to facilitate rail traffic at the border with China. Construction works are in full steam, and the company just ordered two...Read more
Rail freight companies in Hungary can apply for a fund to keep running single wagon transport services. For this year, an expected grant of 1 billion Hungarian forint (2.8 million euros) is made available. In...Read more
Technology is making another leap forward at the East-West Gate terminal at the Hungarian border with Ukraine. Works are under way to apply a 3D Digital Twin of the intermodal terminal in Fényeslitke, designed to...Read more
More and more traffic is slipping away from the main route between Europe and China, and Hungary is willing to take a share. If all goes to plan, Hungary will be on the map again...Read more
The digitalisation of rail freight operations. How many times have professionals discussed this issue? And yet, how is it implemented in practice? The under-construction East-West Gate terminal in Fényeslitke, Hungary, might have an answer: the...Read more
Starting from Friday 15 October, Metrans starts a new roundtrip service between Budapest and Arad in Romania. The service will run three times a week and is a regular line on the timetables.Read more
The first foundations have been laid for a new Metrans terminal in the Hungarian town of Zalaegerszeg. On Thursday 9 September, construction of the new hub officially started. The terminal is located on the transport...Read more
The repair of one of the two cranes at BILK terminal in Budapest reaches its final stage. Reconstruction work is underway, and after the crane’s reassembling and testing, it will be operational again by early...Read more
Hungary is considering reducing its track access charges by 40 per cent, following the example of several EU countries. This measure could support rail freight during the ongoing pandemic, argues HUNGRAIL, the strategic partner of...Read more
The new railway line of the East-West Gate in Hungary has been handed over. The line connects the intermodal terminal on the border of Hungary and Ukraine with the standard gauge network of Europe. It...Read more
ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Group links Brno in the Czech Republic and Köseköy in Turkey with two critical moves. As of 5 May, it launches a new rail link between Brno and Budapest with a frequency...Read more
The developer of the East-West Gate (EWG) intermodal terminal, being built in Hungary and the Kazakh EuroTransit Group, which operates several terminals on the Kazakh-Chinese border, will cooperate in providing a fast and reliable transport...Read more
