Test run success for Russia-Vietnam intermodal service
A Russia-to-Vietnam rail partnership has successfully tested a pilot intermodal service, marking a new international transport corridor. RZD Logistics, the freight arm of Russian Railways, and its Vietnamese partner Rataco, ran the service between Vorsino Freight...Read more
Intermodal success in 2017 for Contship Italia Group
A rise in intermodal rail business last year by Italian operator, Contship Italia Group, came against the backdrop of an overall fall in freight volumes for the group. Some good performances were achieved at Contship’s flagship...Read more
Intermodal specialist Ekol expands into Sweden
Turkish-based intermodal specialist Ekol Logistics plans to increase the frequency of its Scandinavia-bound train cargoes after opening a new division in Sweden. Ekol Nordics marks another major step for the company which already operates across Europe,...Read more
Transmec Group invests heavily in new intermodal fleet and services
Transmec Group is investing six million Euros in the expansion of its 600-strong intermodal fleet and launching new pan-European rail freight services to meet growing demand. The transport and logistics operator, which operates throughout the continent...Read more
EU project for ‘real time’ sharing of freight train ETAs
The Royal Dutch Transport association (KNV), which represents rail freight employers, is to lead a Europe-wide project on the real-time exchange of data on the arrival times of freight trains. It will work with intermodal body...Read more
Rail Cargo Group launches new Italy-Romania intermodal route
Rail Cargo Group (RCG), Austria’s national rail freight operator, has launched a new return service between northern Italy and Romania, seeking to take advantage of what has so far been an underdeveloped intermodal corridor. The...Read more
‘Substantial’ investments at Bucharest Rail Terminal
Major investments will take place this summer to widen the potential usability of the open-access Bucharest International Rail Freight Terminal (BIRFT). Tibbett Logistics, the terminal’s owners, have pledged a ‘substantial six-figure’ amount, building on several...Read more
New Kombiverkehr services cement 2016 growth
The German-owned intermodal rail specialist Kombiverkehr KG says it shifted 7,329 more truckloads from road to rail in 2016. The total number of consignments was 985,424 (1.97 million TEU), up 0.7 per cent on the...Read more