Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge merge to become Europe’s biggest hub
After about one and a half years of negotiations, the two Belgian ports announced that they reached an agreement to merge their port companies. Antwerp will have an 80,2 per cent interest while Bruges a...Read more
Rail traffic to and from the Netherlands back on track
After a week of disruptions, rail freight traffic to and from the Netherlands has started to move again. This weekend, several operators posted good news stories on social media. Emplacement yard Kijfhoek, which remained a...Read more
Freight trains still stuck in the Netherlands (with updates)
In the port of Rotterdam, rail freight traffic has resumed gradually. Currently, main parts of the network are accessible. However, emplacement yard Kijfhoek is still partially unavailable. Moreover, the low temperatures over the weekend could...Read more
Passenger trains move, freight trains still stuck in the Netherlands
In both the ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, rail freight traffic still faces considerable disruptions caused by the winter weather. Although the main network is free of snow, many switches on sidings are defective or...Read moreSnow-battered railways in Netherlands and Germany: day 3
On Tuesday 9 February the first freight trains were able to depart from the Netherlands to Germany, after two days of complete standstill. It was only a beginning; the majority of the train services planned...Read more
‘If we can’t drive, we help to get trains move again’
Train drivers in the Netherlands that were exempted from their job due to heavy snowfall decided to pick up the arms, and help battle the snow. On Tuesday and Wednesday, staff of several railway undertakings...Read more
Update: port of Rotterdam still inaccessible for rail freight
Despite efforts to restore the rail freight network in the Netherlands, traffic is still non-operational on Tuesday morning. This is true for the railways to and from the port of Rotterdam, railway lines in and...Read more
Lineas adds port of Moerdijk to Green Xpress network
Starting on February 4, a new regular service connects the Port of Moerdijk, in the Netherlands, and the port of Antwerp three times per week. The new service is operated by Lineas and adds to...Read more
Only modest growth for rail freight transport in the Netherlands
After doubling the net volume of freight between the mid-1990s and 2008, there is virtually no growth in rail freight transport in the Netherlands. This is evident from the 2019 Transport Monitor published by the...Read more
Coevorden-Rotterdam shuttle to double services
The shuttle train linking Coevorden in the north of the Netherlands with the Port of Rotterdam (Maasvlakte and Waalhaven), is to increase its roundtrips from three to six this year. The Coevorden shuttle had the...Read more
Milan-Rotterdam service sees new expansion
The intermodal connection between Milan and Rotterdam will have three new weekly itineraries as of 12 January 2021. The two cities are already connected with daily trains seven times per week. Good cooperation and demand...Read more
Rail sector in the Netherlands joins forces to reach out to Chinese market
Since the extension of the New Silk Road to Tilburg in the Netherlands in 2016, rail transport between China and the Netherlands grows steadily and has become an important complementary logistics solution to air and...Read more
Kombiverkehr adds one more line to Rotterdam-Duisburg route
Kombiverkehr has added another terminal in the port of Rotterdam to its European intermodal network. Four times a week, trains of the Frankfurt-based operator will connect the Rotterdam Europoort P&O terminal with Duisburg Ruhrort Hafen...Read more
Today in RailFreight Live: Rotterdam’s Harbour Line and China’s hub policy
Today in RailFreight Live, we discuss the revealing report on the much-discussed Harbour Line of Rotterdam. The report gives rail freight operators a feeling of recognition after facing hindrance for many years on the railway...Read more
DB Cargo starts linking Rotterdam to southern Germany
DB Cargo will start in mid-December of this year with a direct rail freight connection between the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp on the one end, and southern Germany and Austria on the other. It...Read more
Bad management cause of rail infra problems port of Rotterdam
An investigation report with clear recommendations and concrete points for improvement to tackle the infrastructure problems in Rotterdam’s Harbour Line has been presented to the Dutch government. Infrastructure manager ProRail fully embraces the report and...Read more