Topic: Panteia

This is the modal shift potential of countries on the New Silk Road

Dutch research and consultancy firm Panteia has developed a method for calculating the modal shift potential of traffic flows between the Netherlands and Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan. The conclusion: 44,500 TEUs of cargo could be...Read more

28-07-2020|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Terminal Schavemaker in Kąty Wrocławski. Photo: Schavemaker

High electricity prices Poland hamper international rail freight

The rail freight sector is facing a cost increase in Poland, where electricity prices have gone up. This is a setback for international rail freight carriers, believes Adriaan Roest Crollius of Dutch transport research firm...Read more

23-04-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

New Silk Road full of opportunities for the Netherlands

A delegation of the Dutch rail freight sector visited several Chinese hubs in a week-long trade mission to the Asian country last week. The Chinese Belt and Road initiative offers business opportunities to the Dutch...Read more

15-04-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Rail freight at the Cabooter Group terminal in Venlo. Photo: Cabooter Group

Global rail freight volumes expected to rise in next two years

Global rail freight volumes will rise with 2.8 per cent this year, accounting for an additional 1.3 million tonnes. In 2019, the volumes will increase by 2.1 per cent. That is the prediction of Panteia,...Read more

16-08-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen