Moment of truth for shunting yard Rotterdam: is it fire proof?
On 13 January 2020 ProRail carried out a fire extinguishing test at Waalhaven Zuid, an important shunting yard in the port of Rotterdam. This yard has been closed for freight trains transporting hazardous goods for...Read more
New intermodal offer Schweinfurt – Rotterdam, Antwerp and Moerdijk
The partners CTS and IGS are linking their intermodal networks via the container terminal Cologne Niehl Hafen. As a result, they now link the economic region of Schweinfurt to the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and...Read more
A hitchhike on the train from Urumqi to Rotterdam
This month Rotterdam was the final destination of the first groupage cargo train from China. After departing from Chongqing last month, it picked up wagons in Urumqi, the border region of China to head for...Read more
Schweizerzug changes connections to Rotterdam and Antwerp
The rail freight network of Schweizerzug connecting Switzerland with the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam will see some changes starting 16 December. The direct roundtrip between Frenkendorf near Basel and the German city of Neuss...Read more
Noah’s Train makes final stop in Rotterdam
Noah’s Train is setting sail for the global UN COP25 Climate Change Conference in Santiago, Chile. The train is the ambassador of the Rail Freight Forward initiative. On Friday 11 October it celebrates its anniversary,...Read more
New track and trace app for containers port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched a new application allowing shippers and freight forwarders to see where their containers are located at any given moment. The system is called ‘Boxinsider’ and was launched on...Read more
‘Dutch should freeze rail charges until infrastructure is back to normal’
Dutch access charges should be frozen until the infrastructure is managed properly by ProRail. This was a suggestion of member of Parliament Roy van Aalst (PVV). In a recent debate, he criticised the government and...Read more
Restrictions dangerous goods in Port of Rotterdam: ‘this should not last months’
Earlier this month the emplacement of Waalhaven in the port of Rotterdam was closed for shunting activities with dangerous goods. A hard hit for the hinterland transport by rail, the industry says. “We have managed...Read more
New service between Rotterdam and Ottmarsheim
Dutch operator Multi Modal Rail has launched a new container rail service between Rotterdam and the French town of Ottmarsheim. Starting with one round trip per week, the shuttle connection is expected to expand to...Read more
Rotterdam-Venlo rail freight service soon 14 times per week
The rail freight connection between the Port of Rotterdam and the logistics hub of Venlo on the Dutch-German border will be increased to fourteen services per week. Currently, the journey is made five times per...Read more
Schweizerzug offers direct connection from Switzerland to Port of Rotterdam
Schweizerzug has launched a direct, two-way railway service from the Swiss hubs of Frenkendorf (near Basel) and Niederglatt (near Zurich) to the Port of Rotterdam. The service calls on the APM Terminals and Rotterdam World...Read more
P&O Ferrymasters launches Budapest-Duisburg-Rotterdam line
P&O Ferrymasters has announced the launch of a new intermodal service connecting Budapest to the port of Rotterdam and Duisburg. The service runs in both directions between these three vital European transport hubs and onwards...Read more
TX Logistik expands with new Rotterdam connection
TX Logistik AG (TXL) is expanding its European network with a connection between the Port of Rotterdam and Kornwestheim near Stuttgart, starting per 1 July. The new service enables a connection for businesses in Baden-...Read more
Dutch-German railway at Venlo made available for longer trains
The first freight trains with a length of 740 metres can pass the Dutch-German border crossing at Venlo by 2020. That is the expectation of Dimitri Kruik, Director of Capacity Management at ProRail, the Dutch...Read more
Port of Rotterdam provides digital solution to port of Gdansk
The port of Gdansk has implemented Navigate, a digital solution developed by the port of Rotterdam. The online system allows customers to find the most convenient and fast rail, truck or sea connection available to...Read more
New rail connection Rotterdam to 3 German cities, 3 times a week
A new three-weekly direct rail connection will be launched between the port of Rotterdam and the inland depots of Kornwestheim, Munich and Nuremberg in Germany. The service will start on 1 July and is operated...Read more