The massive Kraft Heinz factory in Wigan, northwest England, is set to add to the busy rail freight portfolio around the city. The owners are looking at exploiting the nearby rail network, which runs along...Read more
The concerted return of timber by rail in Scotland has taken further root. Approval has been granted from a local authority to establish a new terminal in the north of the country. The modest facility...Read more
The Autonomous Port of Strasbourg, France’s second-biggest river port, will invest in its rail infrastructure and draw a new strategy to handle increased rail traffic. Specifically, it aims to expand its rail terminal to manage...Read more
Rail Cargo Group is experiencing substantial growth in the sector of Rolling Road (ROLA) transport. The Austrian company exceeded by the end of October 2021 the transported volumes of 2019 and 2020. Connections on the...Read more
Rail tariffs concerning the transport of goods belonging to the 1st tariff class in Ukraine will increase by 9 per cent as of January 1 2022. The decision affects primarily the transportation of iron ore...Read more
Rail was too low on the agenda at the climate summit in Glasgow. “Let’s move people and not cars”, say the European Public Transport Association and international rail industry association UITP and UIC to the...Read more
A convincing speech advocating rail freight was held by CEO of Lineas Geert Pauwels at the climate summit in Glasgow this Thursday morning. “To achieve the climate targets, rail transport is an indispensable link.” Pauwels...Read more
North Sea Port and Infrabel are jointly launching Railconnect, a port rail team with representatives from both to encourage more use of rail. The port currently knows a modal split of 10 per cent for...Read more
The shift2030 initiative claims to have launched the tool that will allow more shippers and logistics service providers to turn to rail freight. The MATCH2RAIL platform aims to provide visibility to customers who are currently...Read more
Thanks to the opening of the Ceneri base tunnel and the 4-meter corridor, the share of rail in Transalpine freight traffic has increased to a record high. In the first half of 2021, it accounted...Read more
More than twenty organisations in Belgium, including the Flemish ports, Infrabel and VBO, have presented the Rail Roadmap 2030. In this document they indicate which steps must be taken to enable a doubling of rail...Read more
Ukrainian Railways puts its plan of increasing the tariffs for rail freight operations in practice. The infrastructure manager explains that this is needed to support infrastructure upgrades. The rail freight industry however fears a shift...Read more
According to the international railway organization UIC, the Fit for 55 plan, with which the European Union aims to achieve a 55 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, is a good reason...Read more
The European Commission has unveiled its ambitious ‘Fit for 55’ regulatory package. The objective is to deliver at least a 55 per cent reduction of EU greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This is considerably higher...Read more
The UK Government must support shifting freight from road to rail for a greener economic recovery, says the rail industry representative body Rail Delivery Group. On behalf of its freight operator members, it is calling...Read more
Ikea Supply Chain Operations chooses the train to transport products between the port of Barcelona and the Tarragona terminal in Spain. In collaboration with Maersk, the home furnishing products powerhouse decided to switch from road...Read more
Lamborghini and Rail Cargo Group have set up a new logistics concept. The luxury cars giant will transport the Lamborghini Urus models by rail between their production site in Zwickau, Germany, and its parent plant...Read more
The European Transport Ministers, gathered virtually at their EU Council meeting, adopted two important sets of Council Conclusions on EU rail and on the EU Strategy on Sustainable and Smart Mobility this Thursday. The mobility...Read more
