This is what it costs to double EU’s rail freight share by 2050
The share of rail freight transport is projected to double until 2050. In order to handle the growing volumes, a public investment of 490 billion euros is needed into the TEN-T rail infrastructure. This comes...Read more
China launches first-ever intermodal service to Africa
China set in motion a new intermodal service connecting the country with Africa via Europe. The rail part of the service will run between Chengdu, in southwest China, with Hamburg, in Germany, via the China-Europe...Read more
MSC and FS Group aim to bring sea and rail services closer
Shipping giant MSC and Italian railway company FS Group are very close to implementing a joint project that will see the integration of sea and rail services in Italy on the basis of intermodal transport....Read more
UK container traffic back online as Felixstowe returns to work
The impact of the industrial dispute at the Port of Felixstowe should not be underestimated, and rail freight is in the eye of the storm. As the first strike at the port in three decades...Read more
Twelve new daily freight paths in Oxford upgrade
Network Rail has announced a timetable for the next phase of its strategically significant Oxford Corridor project. While the public eye has fallen on the major improvements to the passenger station in the city, the...Read more
West of Scotland intermodal cruise connects to the world
The UK arm of global shipping carrier MSC has announced a successful shake down of its new Anglo-Scottish rail service. What is effectively a land cruise for containers, takes traffic between ports and terminals in...Read more
New horizons for CargoBeamer with wagon production facility in Germany
Intermodal logistics provider CargoBeamer expands its activities by opening a wagon production facility in Erfurt, Germany. The German company will start producing proprietary intermodal wagons in early 2023.Read more
Intermodal drives Maritime expansion at Liverpool
Maritime, the integrated rail and road logistics operator, has signed a deal that will significantly expand its intermodal handling capabilities at the port of Liverpool. The project will more than double the footprint of its...Read more
Felixstowe’s new record, new opportunities for rail freight
International tensions, supply chain issues and pandemics have done little to stem the flow of container traffic. Just this week, Felixstowe has berth its biggest ever single-ship load. It’s the third time in two months...Read more
Commission pumps millions for intermodal development in Italy and Czechia
Last week the EU Commission approved two state aid schemes, one for Italy and one for the Czech Republic. Both of them aim to boost the intermodal sectors of the countries. In Italy, the focus...Read more
FIT Alliance: can cross-sector trade become easier?
INTERVIEWOrganisations from the transport sector have signed a memorandum of understanding for the Future International Trade Alliance (FIT Alliance). It’s an agreement regarding digitalised and standardised trade processes by using electronic bills of lading. “The...Read more
Hupac: ‘what we need now, is an electricity subsidy for rail’
An energy subsidy for rail, a new bypass on the Rhine-Alpine corridor and better coordination of construction works. Those are three things the European rail freight industry needs in 2022 if it wants to develop...Read more
Paris and Novara now linked by new service GEODIS
GEODIS has launched a new road-rail solution linking the Paris region with northern Italy. Officially kicked off on Tuesday 18 January, the line links Noisy-le-Sec in France to Novara in Italy and is intended to...Read more
Houston has no problem with shift to rail
Freight from the Port of Houston to the inland conurbation of Dallas – Fort Worth will now go by rail. Shipping line Maersk is seeking to solve its logistics challenges by partnering with BNSF for...Read more
A new rail freight tunnel to answer Liverpool port demand
An ambitious underground freight transport tunnel has been proposed as an answer to access issues at the rapidly expanding Port of Liverpool. The project would provide an alternative to a road access scheme, which campaigners...Read more
APM terminal in New Jersey wants more intermodal
APM Terminals Elizabeth in New Jersey, USA, is looking to use its first port of call momentum to expand intermodal cargo volumes to and from the Midwest and Canada. Using a direct-to-rail landing zone section...Read more
Silk Road exit down to UK Brexit?
Not a week goes by without a European announcement of advances on the Silk Road. Where though are the announcements from the UK? The small matter of the pandemic aside, British relations with the Silk...Read more
‘EU not pushing hard enough for intermodal case’
The intermodal sector should be bold, and make a case for the sector in Brussels and at home, said Barbara Thaler, Tyrolean Member of the European Parliament and TRAN Committee member at the start of...Read more
US Savannah states claim for freight belle of the South
The American port of Savannah has doubled its rail freight handling capacity at a stroke, adding nine more roads to its Garden City terminal. With a backlog of intermodal loads and almost half a million...Read more