Liverpool wins in container crunch
Rail freight stands to be a winner as the port of Liverpool secures more intermodal traffic. From this week, 2M Alliance – a vessel-sharing partnership between Maersk and MSC – is bringing a transatlantic loop...Read more
Ticino area added to Hupac’s P400 trailer network
Hupac has added the southern Swiss Ticino area to its intermodal network. Trains will depart daily from Stabio and Chiasso terminals reaching Basel and Aarau in the northern part of the country. Additionally, the area...Read more
Maersk goes from monthly to twice a week on Trans-Siberian route
Maersk is once again extending the frequency of its intermodal service between Asia and Europe; the AE19 service that combines shortsea and rail transport. That frequency is now increasing to twice a week. The service...Read more
Intermodality as a low-carb diet for Europe
“Europe needs a low-carb diet”. This was one of the statements made at the European Intermodal Summit 2020. It doesn’t refer to an actual nutritional value. Instead, it was used by Hupac’s CEO Michail Stahlut to...Read more
Intermodal transport at the heart of Europe this week
Combined transport is on the agenda this week. Two international events take place to discuss the performance and potential of the road-rail combination. Intermodal transport is at the heart of the European Green Deal and...Read more
UK rail freight an incredible, almost heroic, response says minister
Chris Heaton-Harris, rail minster and a member of the UK parliament, has gone on record to praise the efforts of the rail freight industry during the current pandemic. The government minister was remotely addressing last...Read more
UK Maritime acquires Wincanton containers
The familiar blue livery of Maritime Group, the rail and road logistics operator, will take over from the also familiar blue livery of Wincanton. The former has acquired the container logistics operations of the latter....Read more
Hupac launches new P400 connection from Novara in Italy
Hupac has launched a new direct P400 service linking Bari in the southeast of Italy with Novara in the northwest. P400 is a type of semitrailer. Novara is one of the largest hubs of Hupac...Read more
‘When average speed dips below 40km/h, railways should be free’
“Why not make the track access charges of railways in Poland dependent on the average commercial speed of the train?” It was the suggestion of the CEO of PCC Intermodal, Dariusz Stefanski, at the RailFreight...Read more
UK multimodal handling just got easier for Freightliner
Container handling has just become a whole lot more versatile for Freightliner and Pentalver, the well-recognised brands on the rails and on the roads around Britain from global parent Genesee and Wyoming Inc. The company...Read more
Samskip re-opens Amsterdam-Hull short-sea line
Multimodal transport operator Samskip reintroduces direct short-sea links between Amsterdam and Hull, in the UK. This is in response to recovering traffic between the UK and north-European countries. Especially when it comes to containerised cargo,...Read more
US intermodal traffic ‘trending in right direction’
After a long period of negative sentiment, an upward trend was observed in the US. Intermodal traffic in the week ending 8 August saw the highest level since December 2019 and 30% more than the...Read more
Find alternative Brexit ports UK business and freight operators told
The UK government has issued a veiled warning that it expects disruption at the busy English Channel ports in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit transition period ending on 31 December. Politicians in London have...Read more
DB Cargo UK delivers through Channel Tunnel and high-speed line
DB Cargo UK has carried out an operation that has made the books as a first in many ways. It delivered goods for a leading UK supermarket chain through the Channel Tunnel and via the...Read more
‘State aid for LNG-powered trucks in Germany harms intermodal transport’
The German committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure has recommended to extend until 2023 the experimental road toll exemption of natural gas (LNG) powered trucks. It made this announcement on 6 May. The exemption has...Read more
Intermodal Poland and the coronavirus: room for optimism?
When looking at the economic impact of the coronavirus in Poland, there is room for optimism. The country is less affected than other countries in Europe. The intermodal market could reap the benefits of this,...Read more