GBRf Southampton to Hams Hall service begins today
GB Railfreight is making good on its promise to introduce a raft of new services and expand its operations. The company inaugurated a new Southampton Docks to Birmingham Hams Hall intermodal service today, Monday, 8...Read more
European transport sector calls for more EU-funding
A coalition of over 40 European transport associations is calling for additional EU funding for the sector. The European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) states that investments are necessary to reach climate and resilience targets and...Read more
AD Ports Group acquires majority share in Tbilisi Dry Port
AD Ports Group has acquired a majority share in the Tbilisi Dry Port. The logistics company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, purchased sixty per cent of shares. Construction on the dry port is still ongoing, but...Read more
Lack of Baltic commercial operators hinders intermodality, says Samskip
A lack of commercial operators hinders the development of intermodal routes in the Baltics, according to Dutch logistics company Samskip. The company would like to create an extended rail link to rail for its new...Read more
Madrid gets new intermodal terminal connecting to Spain’s large ports
A new rail terminal has been inaugurated in Fuenlabrada, just south of Madrid. The facility offers an intermodal road-rail connection to Spain’s large ports. It specialises in semi-manufactured and temperature-controlled goods and food. Read more
Ukraine starts building intermodal terminal near Romanian border
Construction is underway for a new intermodal terminal in western Ukraine near the border of Romania. The terminal will facilitate freight transfers between trains, gauge changes as well as road-to-rail and vice versa. Its aim...Read more
CargoBeamer expands Italian rail services, connecting north and south
CargoBeamer is expanding its Italian rail freight services. By mid-February, it will connect its terminal in Domodossola, Northern Italy, with Bari, Southern Italy. From there, freight can easily continue its journey by sea to Albania,...Read more
GB Railfreight launches East Coast intermodal service
Britain’s East Coast Main Line is best known for its express passenger services and as the route of the Flying Scotsman. It’s also a critical freight corridor. From this week, there’s a new service sharing...Read more
LTG Cargo sees freight volumes defy expectations amid sanction struggles
Lithuanian rail freight operator LTG Cargo transported 27.2 million tonnes of freight in 2023. Total volumes exceeded expectations by 2.5 million tonnes. In the difficult business environment following sanctions on neighbouring Russia and Belarus, LTG...Read more
Port of Marseille posts sharp decline in containerised rail freight traffic
The Port of Marseille Fos (GPMM) saw its containerised rail freight traffic dip by 22 per cent last year compared to 2022, reducing its modal share from 16.9 per cent to 15.2 per cent.Read more
Irish Rail freight ambitions may call for greater celebrations at Waterford
At Waterford in the Republic of Ireland, the scale of rail freight operations may not be quite as intense as Rotterdam or Felixstowe. However, within the context of Irish rail freight operations, Waterford represents a...Read more
England’s Economic Heartland sees freight opportunities despite recent drawbacks
Better links between places with limited connectivity, the creation of multi-transport interchanges and better rail flows to airports and ports are all part of the Rail Strategic report suggesting solutions to increase rail freight capacity...Read more
Polish rail freight figures showcase years-long stagnation
FiguresRail freight performance in Poland is following a relative downturn this year, with figures being, in most cases, lower than in 2021 and 2022. Intermodal transport volumes are lower in H1 2023 than in the...Read more
Irish revival of Limerick-Foynes Line moves forward
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railways) has embarked on an ambitious project to reactivate the railway connecting the River Shannon port of Limerick with the open-sea port at Foynes, around forty kilometres downstream in the river estuary....Read more
UK Freightliner unveils range of new intermodal services
Freightliner has stepped up its service portfolio by offering a game-changing twenty-five new services across England, Wales and Scotland. That’s a significant addition to the UK’s roster of around seven hundred daily freight trains. The...Read more
Solent Stevedores recognised by UK freight industry award
Solent Stevedores has been named Business of the Year by a panel of industry peers at the annual Rail Freight Group (RFG) Awards. The Gloucestershire headquartered company is a specialist port operator in the UK, ...Read more
Rail in Sicily and Calabria to benefit by 36 billion euros investment
Italian national railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) will invest 36 billion euros in the infrastructure of Sicily and Calabria. The amount is split evenly on each region with an aim to improve the...Read more
GB Railfreight gearing up for ambitious intermodal expansion
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has stepped up to the plate with clear ambitions to significantly expand its intermodal operations. The company’s recent acquisition of new intermodal wagons has fuelled this expansion initiative, signalling their intentions to...Read more
New sea-rail services to bypass disruptions on BTK railway
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, connecting Turkey to Azerbaijan via Georgia, has been experiencing disruptions due to maintenance work. While there seem to be disagreements on who is keeping the infrastructure to reopen, companies still have...Read more