CFL cargo: new CEO brings good news despite ‘difficult year’
CFL cargo, the international rail freight company in Luxembourg and sister company to the CFL multimodal group, recently had a change of heads with Sébastien Hoffmann taking over the role of CEO from Laurence Zenner....Read more
Infrabel ready to unlock key rail investments with €1 billion loan
Infrabel, the Belgian Infrastructure Manager, has reason to celebrate after securing substantial funds to carry out critical railway investments. The IM secured a one billion euro loan from the Federal Dept Agency (FAS) that will...Read more
Bettembourg-Dudelange terminal upgrade advances smoothly
The upgrade of the intermodal terminal in Bettembourg-Dudelange, Luxembourg is proceeding apace. For example, the new gantry cranes have been operated remotely since December 2022 thanks to a Remote Operation System (ROS). RailFreight.com had a...Read more
CFL gets European funds to upgrade Bettembourg-Dudelange terminal
Luxembourger intermodal company CFL secured 2,3 million euros from the European Commission (EC) to partly fund the upgrade of their Bettembourg-Dudelange terminal. The total cost of the project is 7,7 million euros.Read more
CFL’s Bettemburg terminal gets third gantry crane by Kuenz
CFL multimodal is in the installation process of a third gantry crane at the Bettemburg-Dudelange intermodal terminal in Luxembourg. The crane is commissioned by Kuenz, the Austria-based innovative engineering company that has developed cranes which...Read more
CFL Intermodal increases roundtrips between Luxembourg-Poland
The Bettembourg-Poznan train service offered by CFL Intermodal added an extra weekly roundtrip in the timetables. The service added a fourth roundtrip between the two destinations in mid-May in an attempt to increase traffic and...Read more
CFL Cargo extends cooperation with ArcelorMittal
Luxembourg based CFL Cargo, and steel giant ArcelorMittal extended their existing cooperation by signing new contracts. Their partnership focuses on transporting goods to and from ArcelorMittal production sites in Luxembourg and the rest of Europe.Read more
EIB: ‘We have the money for rail freight investments’
Interoperability, modernisation and more capacity are some of the essential elements that European rail infrastructure lacks. For all these to improve, everyone agrees on one prerequisite: money. But is money really missing?Read more
Update: Montzen route reopens, south of Belgium remains flooded
The Montzen route, one of the routes that connects the Flemish seaports in Belgium with Germany, was opened up again for freight trains on Friday afternoon, after it was closed due to flooding. Rail freight...Read more
Three new rolling highways in France
The Government of France is considering three new routes for rolling highways across the country. They will be launched by the year’s end. Some of the planned rail freight connections could be extended to the...Read more
New intermodal service Luxembourg-Port of Kiel
LKW WALTER, Stena Line, Port of Kiel and CFL multimodal jointly announced the launch of a new rail connection between the Intermodal Terminal Bettembourg-Dudelange and the Terminal Schwedenkai in the Port of Kiel. The new...Read more
‘You have to be smart to stay on the New Silk Road’
Under the new circumstances, companies must come up with smart solutions to stay on the New Silk Road. Hubs are a fundamental part of that. This is the view of Imad Jenayeh, Senior Business Development...Read more