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
Fruits and vegetables from the south come to Paris
France is getting another intermodal railway line. VIIA is launching a service between Le Boulou in the south of France and Genevillier, north of Paris. It is the first time the company links to the...Read more
Winter storm disrupts UK rail transport
Black Friday became White Out Saturday, as bargain hunting Britain was battered by Storm Arwen on Friday and Saturday. The railways did not escape the disruption. The country’s east took the worst of the weather,...Read more
In RailFreight Live this week: Duisport, VIIA and the UIRR
With the climate goals of the EU, combined transport is in the spotlight. It is the low-hanging fruit, the International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) has repeatedly said, the solution to accomplish carbon-neutral transport....Read more
‘Rail connection to European ports should be on top of list’
The interdependency of European ports and rail freight connections has been one of the talking points inside the Connecting Europe Express. In Europe, a large share of rail freight passes through its seaports, yet the...Read more
Vida XL goes for rail with new Venlo-Poznan connection
The Netherlands and Poland have just acquired a new rail freight connection. The new intermodal train connecting Venlo and Poznan commenced on Monday, 4 October, and provides space for the transport of non-cranable trailers.Read more
Wagons roll for Freightliner UK
UK operator Freightliner has taken delivery of the first batch of new FFA-G wagons for UK operations. The forty wagons have arrived in the UK from Poland, adding to the intermodal fleet of the operator....Read more