Hamburg and Bremerhaven ports still face chaos following continuous strikes and infrastructure issues, causing “disastrous consequences” to operators like METRANS. As if that was not enough, Adriatic ports also met immense traffic restrictions, which the...Read more
Rail terminals in the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven are reaching full capacity leading to unforeseen train delays of up to 48 hours and cancellations. The situation results from a combination of port strikes, storm-related...Read more
A new intermodal connection between the port of Wilhelmshaven in Northern Germany and the METRANS terminal in Prague will commence on 3 July. The operator, METRANS, aims to tackle the disruptions caused by congestion in...Read more
How could rail connect China with US East Coast ports? OOCL’s new rail-sea service shows that this is possible. It uses rail to link Xi’an in China with Kaliningrad in Europe and then ships to...Read more
From 1 April 2020, IGS Intermodal Container Logistics will provide a regular rail freight connection between Heilbronn and the seaports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven. In addition, it will provide terminal, depot and trucking services in...Read more
New Silk Road operator UTLC ERA and logistics provider Hellmann Worldwide have agreed to continue transporting finished cars by rail from Bremerhaven in Germany to Chongqing in China. The partners started the service in April...Read more
Expanding the railway infrastructures at the ports of Bremen & Bremerhaven are the key priorities for 2017, and should be completed by the end of the year, say the ports’ owner. Outlining the major construction projects...Read more
A unique rail freight service carried British tanks through the Channel Tunnel in an exercise designed to test the UK’s ability to quickly get military hardware into Eastern Europe. The night-time operation saw several armoured...Read more
