Railway tracks in port of Rotterdam up and running again after flooding
Flooded railway tracks in several port yards in Rotterdam have been recovered since Sunday evening. The flooding occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, 12 January, following heavy rainfall and caused disruptions to freight traffic. However,...Read more
ProRail is failing the Dutch rail freight sector, says organisation
RailGood, the Dutch employers’ organisation for the rail freight industry, is claiming that ProRail, the Dutch infrastructure manager, is failing the sector in the Netherlands. The main issues pointed out by RailGood are excessive increases...Read more
Hannibal to run 13 weekly Rotterdam-Milan trains from January
The frequency of transalpine trains transiting between the Rail Hub Milano and RSC Rotterdam will reach 13 weekly roundtrips in January 2023. Hannibal will keep crossing the Alps, and apart from the historical pun, this...Read more
Fire safety in Waalhaven Rotterdam: deadline may not be met
The fire extinguishing facility at the Waalhaven-South yard in the port of Rotterdam may not be ready before the deadline of 1 January 2023. However, the temporary fire extinguishing train may only operate until that...Read more
New port shuttle for Rotterdam with fixed timetable
The port of Rotterdam has a new port shuttle per 30 July. Logistics operator Trimodal Europe has launched a shuttle train with a fixed timetable of 16 departures per week between the RSC terminal in...Read more
Bridge in port of Rotterdam to reopen double track, but not in strong wind
It is again possible to travel with two trains at the same time over the Suurhoff Bridge to the Maasvlakte. Trains can now safely cross the bridge, even with winds up to 44 km/h (wind...Read more
Rotterdam’s harbour line closed for 96 hours this weekend
This coming weekend, rail freight transport via the troubled harbour line in the port of Rotterdam will shut down for 96 hours for large-scale work. Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail already carried out unexpected maintenance works...Read moreRail freight in Rotterdam port disturbed by emergency maintenance
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail limited rail freight operations on the port of Rotterdam’s harbour line on Tuesday, 19 April, late afternoon. Most disturbances occurred at the Maasvlakte sidings. Emergency repairs needed to be carried out...Read more
Port of Rotterdam: 19 signatures for accelerated rail digitalisation
Nineteen rail freight parties have agreed to boost digitalisation and data sharing in Rotterdam’s port area and create necessary rail freight growth circumstances. “We need more efficiency, transparency, and reliability if we want more rail...Read more
Metrans introduces fuel surcharge for transport within port terminals
Metrans has introduced another fuel surcharge from 1 April for freight transport within the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp. However, instead of surcharging rail services, it surcharges truck movements. The measure is implemented for transport...Read more
Lineas discrimated in train path allocation at Dutch shunting yards
Lineas was discriminated in the allocation of train paths at two emplacement yards in the Netherlands. This was concluded by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets after the Belgian railway undertaking had submitted complaints...Read more
Rotterdam’s Botlek on construction agenda, closures expected
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail has announced that it wants to focus on repair works at the Botlek yard in 2022 as part of the ‘Infra in order’ program. The works starting in early June will...Read moreNew route to Rotterdam successful, but harbour line not there yet
The port of Rotterdam is celebrating 10,000 trains passing through the Theemsweg route, which opened a few months ago. The new line, constructed explicitly to improve the port’s rail freight operations, seems like a great...Read moreShunting yard in Rotterdam port may once again shut down
The functionality of Dutch emplacement yard Waalhaven South is once again under threat, as the infrastructure manager has admitted it may not be able to provide the required extinguishing facilities before the deadline of 1...Read more
Nuremberg-Rotterdam link in Kombiverkehr’s 2022 timetable
A new connection offered by German company Kombiverkehr in collaboration with TFG Transfracht will link Nuremberg in Germany and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The service will run between the TriCon container terminal and Rotterdam Cobelfret...Read more
Rotterdam-Wolfurt route achieves best performance yet
The TransFER route connecting the port of Rotterdam and Wolfurt in Austria reached a volume record in 2021. With more than 18,500 TEUs transported, Rail Cargo Group’s service saw a 170 per cent growth since...Read moreRotterdam’s Harbour Line remains point of attention
On average, the condition of the Dutch rail infrastructure was good, the number of disruptions remained the same as the year before, and the number of safety incidents decreased in the year 2020. However, the...Read more
Extra money is needed to keep Harbour Line Rotterdam in check
If no extra money is made available for track maintenance, this will have major consequences for the accessibility of the port of Rotterdam. This leads to considerable disturbance and economic damage for rail freight operators....Read moreRCG’s Wolfurt-Rotterdam route brakes record and expands
Rail Cargo Group’s connection between Wolfurt, Austria, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands, celebrates its fifth anniversary, accompanied by substantial growth and an upcoming expansion. 2021 seems to be when the route reaches a record of transported...Read more