During the longer than 10,000-kilometres journey between China-Europe, trains pass through many countries and regions. At the same time, the cargo gets handled by multiple different parties, a fact that makes the efficient information flow...Read more
Shippers have their own point of view on the use of Eurasian rail links, and it differentiates from that of logistics service providers. What drives shippers to use rail transportation between Europe and Asia? This...Read more
On 16, 23 and 30 October, three dedicated webinars are held about smart logistics in the Netherlands. Insights andthe latest developments will be shared in the field of smart customs, smart multimodal solutions and smart...Read more
The Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics has started an investigation into the container streams in the Netherlands. It wants to gain insight into the routes from start to finish. Reliable data on this is currently...Read more
Passenger terminals and former smoke-stack sidings provide the clean, green alternative to city-wide congestion. An economical way to answer the needs of modern freight operations might be to dual-purpose passenger assets and recycle former facilities,...Read more
Cargo should find its own way to its destination, where it determines a logical next destination. It could do this autonomously, without intervention of a human. This is called self-organising logistics. A step too far?...Read more
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging the UK government once again to reach an agreement with the EU to keep the goods and services flowing. Logistics must not and will not be held up...Read more
Logistics company Aramex has introduced a door-to-door delivery service from Shanghai to Europe, making use of the Eurasia rail connection. Depending on the route, it promises to deliver items within less than three weeks, offering...Read more
The newly-formed Industry Alliance for Multimodal (IAM) says policymakers must give more attention to multimodality to ensure cargo reaches its customers. Rail freight will play a central role in the goals of IAM, which was established...Read more
DB Cargo UK and Finnish steel supplier Outokumpu are celebrating 40 years of working together with a contract renewal that seals their partnership for the transportation of stainless steel.
The contract means three to four services...Read more
Polish rail operator HSL Polska is the latest company to introduce freight services in Belgium, national infrastructure manager Infrabel has announced. It will initially run services between Zeebrugge Ramskapelle and Aachen in Germany, reports metrotime.be
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