AlbatrosExpress connected to Port of Koper with direct weekly lines
FG Transfracht has connected its AlbatrosExpress network with the Slovenian port of Koper. Since 20 May it is offering direct services from the southern port to several destinations in Austria and Germany. The terminals in Enns...Read more
RailFreight Summit 2019 – Liveblog Day 2
Thursday 16 May is the second day of the RailFreight Summit 2019, taking place in the Polish city of Gdansk. Today’s discussions are dedicated to intermodal hubs in Poland and the emerging rail markets in...Read more
EIB to finance works on Divača-Koper railway
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance the second rail track of the Divača-Koper. The institution plan to allocate 250 million Euros for the 27-kilometre project. The development of Divača-Koper railway is a part of...Read more
Slovenske železnice to purchase 400 freight wagons
SŽ-Tovorni promet, the freight subsidiary of the Slovenian railway company Slovenske železnice, plans to upgrade its fleet. The rail operator will acquire 20 new electric locomotives and 400 freight wagons by 2025. The company also...Read more
Can ports as Piraeus, Koper and Trieste win the hinterland volumes?
A tip of balance from northern to southern European ports in terms of intermodal traffic is not among the concerns of the port of Hamburg. The hinterland connections from the northern ports still prevail. This...Read more
Container traffic Poland-Koper reaches new milestone
Container traffic between Poland and the Slovenian port of Koper has reached a new milestone. In 2018, Baltic Rail delivered 13,464 TEUs of goods, demonstrating a volume increase of 30 per cent compared to 2017....Read more
PKP Cargo strengthens business on Baltic-Adriatic corridor
Czech freight operator Advanced World Transport (AWT), subsidiary of Polish PKP Cargo, has purchased Slovenian transport company Primol-Rail. The deal allows the Polish mother company to strengthen its position in Slovenia and to increase the...Read more
Baltic Rail: container trains in Eastern Europe will further increase
Baltic Rail, an Estonia-based company, is developing a container train service between Southern Poland and the Slovenian port of Koper. The operator hopes that other countries will also connect to the route. Director of operations...Read more