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 moreDutch-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
GVT and Port of Rotterdam extend cooperation Chinese rail partners
The Chengdu Europe Rail Express has proven to be the most successful rail freight service connecting Europe and China. It is the most frequent train connection with the widest radiation area and the most stable...Read more
First cooled train Rotterdam-Valencia is now a fact
On Monday 6 May the first CoolRail train left the Port of Rotterdam on the way to Valencia. In the Spanish city it will be loaded with fresh produce and make its way back to...Read more
Port of Rotterdam launches app with real-time insight rail freight flows
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched OnTrack; an application for real-time insight into rail freight flows within the port and the handling of cargo at its terminals. It presented the application to the public...Read more
Lineas starts shunting activities in Port of Rotterdam
Lineas has started shunting activities in the Maasvlakte-West, an extension of the Port of Rotterdam. Three locomotives were taken into use. It is the first time the Belgian operator gains foothold in the Dutch port. The...Read more
More rail shuttles between Port of Rotterdam – Coevorden
The frequency of the Dutch rail shuttle between the port of Rotterdam and the Euroterminal in Coevorden has been increased to three times a week in both directions. The aim is to have the train...Read more
Multimodal route Rotterdam-Chengdu via Kaliningrad now regular
The Rotterdam-Chengdu multimodal route via the port of Kaliningrad has become an established route for container transportation between Europe and China. In less than a month after the first test deliveries, two 145-container trains departed...Read morePort of Rotterdam urges Germany to complete Betuweroute
After years of waiting, Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has had enough. When will the Germans finish their part of the Betuweroute? Castelein sent a letter on the matter this month...Read more