Last month, Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) announced it would be merging its passenger and rail freight operations under a single roof. While experts agree that there is a lot of potential for rail freight, in...Read more
The Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) is combining its passenger and rail freight operations into one company to achieve financial stability, transport minister Nikolay Sabev announced earlier this month. ‘Returning to the freight market’ is also...Read more
The Belgian Competition Authority (BMA) has officially approved the merger of the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge. The two ports agreed in February last year to merge into one port. According to the Competition Commission,...Read more
Alstom has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Shunter, a leading service provider in the field of maintenance of rolling stock for freight and passenger transport in the Netherlands. With this step, Alstom creates a...Read more
Poland’s rail freight market is on the verge of a big merger. Two major operators Lotos Kolej and Orlen KolTrans will be amalgamated into one entity. The combined operator will be a strong player in...Read more
Hamburg-based wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG has acquired a new asset in Slovakia. It added Carbo Rail, a medium-sized rail freight operator, to its geography of business. The deal allows the German company...Read more
TransContainer, the largest rail freight service provider in Russia, has been transferred to a new main shareholder. The company’s major stake previously held by Russian Railways (RZD) was purchased at the auction by another logistics...Read more
Siemens and Alstom are discussing a merger of their railway businesses. Siemens has been in similar talks with Bombardier since July, but is now considering Alstom as an alternative business partner. The deal would involve...Read more
