FIT Alliance: can cross-sector trade become easier?
INTERVIEWOrganisations from the transport sector have signed a memorandum of understanding for the Future International Trade Alliance (FIT Alliance). It’s an agreement regarding digitalised and standardised trade processes by using electronic bills of lading. “The...Read more
Helsinki the next Kaliningrad on the New Silk Road?
Helsinki is well positioned to become the next Eurasian gateway to Europe. If you ask Finnish operators on the New Silk Road, it is already fulfilling the role of a hub. With its close proximity...Read more
‘Rapid road developments could lead to reverse modal shift’
The classic modal shift has received much attention in recent years in order to get more cargo from the road to rail or barge. However, developments in road transport are moving so fast that an...Read more
New multimodal route Europe-Japan: cheaper and faster
The multimodal route between Europe and Japan has been upgraded with yet another port of departure. The Chinese port of Taicang is now included in the network of Nippon Express. From here, trains depart in...Read more
P&O Ferrymasters opens new offices in Turkey
P&O Ferrymasters plans to open five new offices across Turkey over the next two years. In addition to its existing base in Istanbul, P&O Ferrymasters will open offices in Izmir on the Aegean coast, the capital...Read more
New multimodal route China-Europe via port of Rostock
A new multimodal route on the New Silk Road was born at the Transport Logistics Trade Fair 2019 held in Munich last week. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Italian terminal of Verona,...Read more
New rail freight service for agricultural products Seville-Valencia
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has started a rail freight service this week to link the fluvial port of Seville with the ports of Cordoba and Valencia. With this service the company is responding to agricultural...Read more
RailRunner Europe to offer mega trailer journeys
Starting in April, RailRunner Europe will provide train journeys with cranable mega trailers on its railway line between Brunswick and Bratislava. During weekdays and within 18 hours, RailRunner trains will transport the trailers in both...Read moreP&O Ferries’ Benelux port rail volumes up sharply
P&O Ferries’ rail freight volumes at its two principal mainland Europe ports, Zeebrugge and Europoort Rotterdam, saw a significant year-on-year rise in the first half of 2017. In what the company calls a further sign of...Read more
‘Manifesto’ for improving Catalonia’s rail freight infrastructure
Longer freight trains and better rail links within Spain’s Catalan region are key to improving the area’s rail freight infrastructure, under a new ‘manifesto’ drawn up by commerce group the Barcelona-Catalonia Logistics Centre (BCL). A six-point...Read more
Metrans strengthens operations with new multimodal hub in Budapest
A major new rail freight terminal has opened in the Hungarian capital Budapest, strengthening the central and eastern Europe operations of its Metrans, the intermodal subsidiary of the Port of Hamburg Authority (Hamburger Hafen und...Read more
iPort rail freight terminal ‘will open’ by early 2018
A new intermodal rail freight terminal at the multi-million pound iPort commerce hub in the north of England will open by early next year, it has been confirmed. The 35-acre terminal can accommodate 775-metre long...Read more
New China-Europe rail freight committee marks 29th city service
A committee to coordinate the development of freight rail services between China and Europe has been set up in Beijing. The initiative is being led by the China Railway Corporation and comes as the southern hub...Read more
Multinational agreement strengthens Europe-China link
A new joint working group involving seven countries aims to pave the way for improved rail freight services between Europe and the Far East. The multilateral agreement by China, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Germany and...Read more
Contargo promotes China with new Basel service
German trimodal provider Contargo is aiming to boost demand for the overland freight route to China through a new rail connection between the Ruhr region and the Swiss city of Basel. It is promoting the...Read more
Port of Antwerp event champions intermodality
The benefits of intermodality & multimodality have been championed at a Port of Antwerp-hosted summit aimed at shifting more freight from road to rail. CEO Jacques Vandermeiren opened the 5th annual gathering of shippers and...Read more