Watch RailFreight Live today: new China connections to Rotterdam
The Netherlands made the news several times this week, as new services connecting the ports to China popped up. While the first direct container train to the port of Rotterdam was launched, the port of...Read more
Video: Why take the train from Rotterdam to Poland?
The port of Rotterdam has a lot to offer to the Polish market. Not only as a deep-sea port, but also for its rail connections. In most of the cases, the train is faster, said...Read more
Harbour Line Rotterdam prepared for sand storms this weekend
Dutch rail freight operators have faced hindrance of sand blown on the Harbour Line in Rotterdam for several months. Preparing for strong winds this weekend, infrastructure manager ProRail and the port of Rotterdam are stepping...Read moreConcerns Dutch rail freight operators heard by state secretary
In the Netherlands the concerns of rail freight operators were heard by state secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure and Water Management, who visited rail freight yards in Kijfhoek in Zwijndrecht and Waalhaven South in...Read more
One step closer to new railway link port of Rotterdam
This weekend saw the successful installation of the second bridge of the Theemswegtracé, a new branch of the railway line connecting the port of Rotterdam to the hinterland. The bridge spans over the Thomassentunnel and the...Read more
TransFER Wolfurt–Rotterdam expanded with a stop in Switzerland
ÖBB-subsidiary Rail Cargo Group has added Frenkendorf to its network. The Swiss city is now an additional stop on the connection between Wolfurt (Austria) and Rotterdam.Read more
CEO Port of Rotterdam: There will be opportunities after corona
The Port of Rotterdam expects throughput may fall by up to twenty per cent this year due to the corona crisis. “So yes, results will be bad”, says Allard Castelein, CEO of the Rotterdam Port...Read moreDB Cargo: rail freight traffic to and from the Netherlands may take longer
DB Cargo expects delays in single wagonload traffic to, from and in the Netherlands. This is because of restrictions at Kijfhoek, the main emplacement yard in the country, in combination with maintenance work on the...Read more
Port of Rotterdam: throughput drops up till 20% this year due to coronavirus
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is anticipating a drop in cargo throughput of 10 to 20 per cent this year, as a result of the corona crisis. This says CEO Allard Castelein in the quarterly...Read more
Solution for fire safety Rotterdam yard not in sight
A definitive solution for fire safety at the Rotterdam shunting yard of Waalhaven Zuid is not yet in sight. Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail says that after several failed tests, it has resumed to the design...Read morePort of Rotterdam remains operational with strict Dutch measures
The port of Rotterdam will remain operational 24/7, it announced on Monday evening, just after the Dutch government presented tightened measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. However, processes in the logistics chain have...Read more
More railway for P&O Ferries in Rotterdam
P&O Ferries has doubled its rail capacity at Europoort with the launch of a second line into its terminal at the port of Rotterdam. The 650-metre long track complements the existing rail line of the...Read more
Rail operators frustrated about rail infrastructure Rotterdam
Rail freight operators in the Netherlands are frustrated about the poor accessibility of some parts of the Maasvlakte, part of the port of Rotterdam. In particular the Euromax terminal of ECT has been unavailable for...Read more
Ukrainian ferronickel on rails to the Netherlands
Ukrainian logistics company Global Ocean Link has tested a container train service loaded with ferronickel to the CTT terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The train service was arranged in partnership with Ukrainian Railway (UZ) and...Read more
Dutch rail freight recovered after Ciara, Maasvlakte still closed
Rail freight traffic in the Netherlands is recovering after an extratropical cyclone known as Storm Ciara hit the country on Sunday, 9 February. Most of the tracks are available for operations. Kijfhoek marshalling yard is...Read more
Distri Rail new face of Rotterdam-Milan freight train
Dutch rail freight operator Distri Rail has taken over the operational representation of Hannibal, an Italy-based operator. From 1 February, Distri Rail is responsible for the rail freight service between Milan (Melzo) and the port...Read moreNo shunting dangerous goods at yard in Rotterdam for now
For the time being, rail freight operators are not allowed to shunt with hazardous substances at the Waalhaven Zuid freight yard of Rotterdam. The Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail announced this on Thursday afternoon. The DCMR...Read moreMoment 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