Chinese port of Ningbo fully operational again
China has fully reopened a major container terminal in Ningbo, one of the world’s busiest ports, after it was closed two weeks ago due to an employee’s corona infection. However, the impact is still felt...Read more
RailFreight Summit Poland sells out, online tickets available
In a week’s time from now, the RailFreight Summit kicks off. On Wednesday 1 September, the international rail freight community gathers in the city of Lodz, Poland. This will be the beginning of a two-day...Read more
Are England’s ports ready for a shift to rail?
The UK government has mandated a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. However, with Britain’s trade largely conducted through the country’s ports and most forwarding undertaken by road, is the maritime industry ready to answer the...Read more
West Midlands Interchange in new hands
West Midlands Interchange, a planned terminal on the busy West Coast Main Line, has changed hands in a billion-pound deal (1.1 billion euros). A joint venture between Oxford Properties Group and Logistics Capital Partners will...Read more
Swissterminal starts operations in French inland ports
As of 1 July, Swissterminal AG officially undertook the operation of three French inland ports. The Alsatian ports of Ottmarheim, Huningue and lle Napoleon are into one company, the Alsaceteam, operated by Alsaceterminal SAS, a...Read more
Lineas expands services from the North Sea Port with connection to Milano
Lineas has a new addition to its Green Xpress Network. The company will connect the North Sea Port and Ghent directly to the Intermodale Milano Segrate terminal in Northern Italy. The new train service will...Read more
Samskip and Hector Rail resume trailer traffic through Denmark
Samskip Multimodal and traction partner Hector Rail successfully restarted trailer traffic through Denmark this week. On Monday 31 May, the first train departed from Duisburg in Germany to Sweden, with containers as well as trailers....Read more
What to expect from the RailFreight Networking Days?
Trailer traffic through Denmark, rising container prices on the New Silk Road, digital coupling and more capacity for freight. They all have in common that they are shaping the rail freight industry in 2021. Moreover,...Read more
LTG Cargo ‘dances’ its way to expansion
A rail freight company dancing? This might sound unique, but LTG Cargo, the freight branch of Lithuanian Railways, managed it. On top of that, it managed to fulfil some of its initial goals for 2021:...Read more
Earth Day calls for more intermodal worldwide
Today, Thursday 22 April it is Earth Day, also the start of the World Leaders Summit on Climate. There is no better day to highlight the benefits of intermodal freight transportation. This is exactly what...Read more
TENT-T network needs freight-only lines and ‘intermodal gauge’
Rail infrastructure needs to be adjusted to the needs of intermodal traffic, and the revision of the TEN-T regulation is the ideal moment for such a change. That is the core message of the UIRR...Read more
This week in RailFreight Live: the Danish ban impact in Coevorden
The ban of pocket wagons on semi-trailers in Denmark is having a huge impact on the intermodal industry. One of the affected parties is Skanerail, which operates a train between Coevorden in the Netherlands and...Read more
Danish pocket wagon ban hits rail hard
The ban of pocket wagons on semi-trailers in Denmark is still ongoing, causing immense issues to the intermodal and broader rail freight sector. The ban that was supposed to last around three weeks is now...Read more
MSC combines train and ship in new Eurasian link
MSC has launched a new intermodal service between Europe and Asia combining rail and sea freight. The service was launched on Monday 12 April. It departs from China, Korea and Japan to Europe via the...Read more
DP World injects 40 million GBP in port of Southampton
DP WORLD has announced an investment of 40 million British pounds in Southampton, Britain’s second largest container terminal. It wants to take it up to the next level as a premier international freight and logistics...Read more
Suez Crisis, what does it mean for UK rail freight?
With a Rotterdam-bound super carrier aground for almost a week in the Suez Canal, and world shipping in turmoil, where did that leave global logistics, and the impact on UK rail freight? The scale of...Read more
Poland-Ukraine train to depart 3 times per week in 2021
PCC Intermodal plans to level up its rail connection between Poland and Ukraine to three times per week this year. It announced these plans while celebrating the first anniversary of the service, which connects several...Read more
Construction begins on latest UK terminal
Ground has been broken at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton Gateway, the latest addition to the growing family of modern intermodal facilities in the UK. The site is adjacent to the important M1 motorway and midway...Read moreLiverpool 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