After two successful test container trains on 22 and 27 June, COSCO Shipping Italia aims to launch a regular rail freight connection between the port of Trieste and Budapest. The ocean-rail concept that links sea...Read more
The EU Commission has approved another state aid scheme for Italy. This time 130 million euros are reserved to support freight and passenger rail operators by partially compensating for track access charges expenses.Read more
Another intermodal rail connection between Belgium and Italy has been launched. The new connection, operated by Lineas, connects North Sea Port with Piadena as a new gateway to Italy for intermodal trains.Read more
CMA CGM Group started a new weekly intermodal service from Trieste to Central and Eastern Europe this week with its subsidiary CEVA Logistics. The first train departed on 4 June from the terminal HHLA PLT...Read more
An intermodal terminal in Teiuș, central Romania, is the latest addition to the country’s rail freight infrastructure. Owned and managed by Unicom Tranzit, a private rail freight carrier and forwarder, the terminal was completed in...Read more
ANALYSISThe Italian FS Group recently presented its industrial plan for the coming decade. Record numbers show the commitment and the long-term vision adopted. Will this be the long awaited infrastructural shock, or just a utopian...Read more
Another intermodal terminal will be available for operations in Northern Italy by the end of 2022. The terminal belongs to Ambrozio Intermodal and will be located at Domegliara, next to Verona. Construction works began in...Read more
The Brenner Base Tunnel moves closer to completion after the latest construction phase. The tunnel connecting the Italian town Fortezza with the Austrian border is finished. It will be part of the 64 kilometres long...Read more
In the next ten years, the Italian railway company FS will invest 160 billion euros in infrastructure, and 190 billion euros in overland transport overall. This is part of the 2022-2031 Industrial Plan, a new...Read more
Switzerland aims to extend its infrastructure investments in France and Italy, targeting rail lines and terminals. In France, it is working with the government to define the size and type of investment on the Wörth-Strasbourg...Read more
Hupac scored positive performance results for 2021. The Swiss-based company reached an annual turnover of 631 million euros-14 per cent more than 2020 and a company record-and a profit of almost 12 million euros. The...Read more
TX Logistik is expanding its intermodal connection between Leipzig (Germany) and Verona Italy). Starting today, 5 April, the rail logistics company, part of the Mercitalia Group, will operate eight instead of the previous six round...Read more
Kombiverkehr is expanding its services between Germany and Italy this month. With a new railway line, additional departures and a new destination from Italy it will surely have more intermodal traffic via the Gotthard axis...Read more
Italy’s national railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) was hit by a cyber attack on Wednesday. According to various carriers, freight transport by rail has been temporarily suspended and started again on Thursday afternoon.Read more
Railway networks and services in European countries experienced disruptions due to a signalling system malfunction. Trains in Italy and Poland saw some long delays on Friday 18 March, after a glitch disabled the digital control...Read more
Starting Monday 21 March, Hupac is launching a new connection between the Italian hub Busto Arsizio and the Italian harbour Trieste. The new service will run a weekly basis and may be increased to multiple...Read more
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
A new report concludes that an underground connection to the Brenner Base Tunnel in Germany would not fully comply with the current regulations. A connection point underground, instead of the normal above-ground, is preferred by...Read more
