Medway and AutoEuropa put cars on the rail in Portugal
Medway Portugal, the Portuguese rail freight subsidiary of MSC is launching a new service for AutoEuropa. The collaboration will last 10 weeks with five departures per week and will connect the AutoEuropa factory, south of...Read more
Sangritana does it again: Honda components will now travel by rail
After launching a rail freight service for the transport of automotive parts between Italy and Poland on behalf of Stellantis, Sangritana is putting Honda motorcycle components on the rail as well. Sangritana is an Italian...Read more
MSC and FS Group aim to bring sea and rail services closer
Shipping giant MSC and Italian railway company FS Group are very close to implementing a joint project that will see the integration of sea and rail services in Italy on the basis of intermodal transport....Read more
West of Scotland intermodal cruise connects to the world
The UK arm of global shipping carrier MSC has announced a successful shake down of its new Anglo-Scottish rail service. What is effectively a land cruise for containers, takes traffic between ports and terminals in...Read more
Fast Corridor is the future for rail freight, and MSC knows it
MSC launched two new Fast Corridor trains to connect the Gioia Tauro port to the North of Italy. Tests have in fact started for Fast Corridor trains for the Padova Interporto-Trieste route and La Spezia-Bologna...Read more
Medway Italia to start transporting goods between Belgium-Germany
Rail freight operator Medway Italia SRL has signed an agreement to use the Dutch rail infrastructure and services from 1 July. The Belgian branch of Medway Italia will manage the organisation and operational adjustment of...Read more
MSC establishes Medway Belgium to expand rail freight in northern Europe
Shipping giant MSC has started a recruitment campaign for a new railway company in Belgium under the name Medway. In Portugal, Spain and Italy, MSC has been operating its own trains under the Medway label...Read more
Largest Iberian terminal to be gets green light for construction
Lousado terminal, which is branded as the largest rail freight terminal ever built in the Iberian peninsula, got the needed signatures to kick off construction works. The terminal, which will be located in Vila Nova...Read more
Five more years for GBRf and MSC
UK rail freight operator GBRf and European shipping line MSC have agreed a new five-year deal to keep intermodal traffic flowing between British ports and distribution centres. The land and sea collaborators have just extended...Read more
MSC combines train and ship in new Eurasian link
MSC has launched a new intermodal service between Europe and Asia combining rail and sea freight. The service was launched on Monday 12 April. It departs from China, Korea and Japan to Europe via the...Read moreMSC connects Antwerp-Vienna with Leo Shuttle
The Leo Shuttle, a new dedicated intermodal rail service by MSC, aims to connect the company’s MPET terminal at the Port of Antwerp with Vienna. The new service will also involve the Port of Antwerp...Read more
MSC to serve Ukraine by train three times a week
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has become a regular freight carrier on the Ukrainian market with three weekly connections between the Port of Odesa, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro. MSC replied with three roundtrips for 20-foot and...Read more
New Brexit busting Liverpool – Mossend intermodal services
Partners in sea, ports and rail operations have launched a new service between Liverpool and Scotland, to help break Brexit congestion in the south of the UK. A collaboration between Peter D Stirling at the...Read more
New intermodal flow connects Liverpool with East Midlands
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has heralded its new intermodal service between the Port of Liverpool and East Midlands Gateway as an environmental coup for the partners involved. MSC UK, who will operate the service five...Read more