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. (more…)Read more
New on rail: rapeseed in flexi-tanks from Siberia to China
Rail Cargo Group and FESCO Transport Group have jointly organised the first multimodal transport of rapeseed oil from Krasnoyarsk, the third largest city in Siberia, to the Chinese port of Nantong. The product was transported...Read more
Extra rail services for much-needed salt, coffee and tomato paste
Rail Cargo Group has set up additional rail freight services to enable the shipment of salt from Austria to Hungary, Italy and Croatia. According to the ÖBB-subsidiary, the supply of this basic commodity is urgently...Read more
Toilet paper and alcohol: rail operator RCG makes sure you get it
If there are currently two products high in demand during the corona crisis, it is toilet paper and disinfectants. Rail Cargo Group welcomed two new customers that ask for the transport of paper and alcohol...Read moreFreight trains between Austria and Italy run steadily
Freight trains between Austria and Italy run as usual in spite of cancellations of passenger connections due to the coronavirus. Rail Cargo Group, the freight operator of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), provides its services according...Read more
Intermodal transport Italy not affected by coronavirus
There is no need to worry about the continuance of intermodal transport to and from Northern Italy, which reported an unexpected outbreak of the coronavirus this weekend. This is the assurance of the the European...Read moreRail Cargo Group puts intelligent freight trains on the track
By the end of 2020, freight cars of the Austrian Rail Cargo Group will feature position detection, motion sensing and shock detection. The freight division of the ÖBB is partnering up with A1 and A1...Read more
Hungary and Azerbaijan come closer together
ADY Container, subsidiary of Azerbaijan’s national railway company and the Hungarian subsidiaries of the Rail Cargo Group, which is a branch of the Austrian ÖBB have joined forces to organise container freight between Central and...Read more
Rail Cargo Group starts with Polish carrier
Rail Cargo Group, the freight division of Austria’s ÖBB-Holding, has finalised the integration of its latest acquisition in Poland. Its subsidiary Rail Time Polska was rebranded as Rail Cargo Carrier – Poland. It is the...Read more
More rail freight services between Koper and Slovakia
A new freight train has been launched between the Slovenian Port of Koper and the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. It is the third rail service from Koper to Bratislava and the seventh one to Slovakia...Read more
New route Germany-Italy eases busy Brenner axis
Rail Cargo Group has launched a new connection Verona-Lübeck, connecting the Northern Italian area with the Hanseatic city and the Eastern European Central Region. As the largest German Baltic Sea port, the Port of Lübeck...Read more
New non-stop connection between Enns and Hamburg
Rail Cargo Group has launched a new rail freight connection between the northern seaport of Hamburg and Enns in Austria. The service includes two roundtrips per week without stopover. According to the ÖBB subsidiary, the...Read more
Intermodal line Venlo-Baku-Xi’an starts next summer
The regular rail freight service from the Dutch hub of Venlo to Xi’an in China will commence on 20 June 2020. This was announced by Peter Pardoel of Cabooter Group during the European Silk Road...Read more
COSCO daughter takes share in BILK terminal Budapest
Ocean Rail Logistics, a Greek subsidiary of the Chinese Cosco Shipping, has taken a 15 per cent interest in the BILK rail terminal near the Hungarian capital Budapest. This terminal has the potential to become...Read more
Venlo, Baku and Austria join hands on the New Silk Road
ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Group, the Port of Baku and the Dutch Cabooter Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to jointly develop the Middle Corridor, which connects Europe and China via Turkey and...Read more
Wels-Vienna-Budapest line 3 times per week
The Austrian Rail Cargo Group and German Kombiverkehr have partnered up to realise a three-weekly rail freight connection between Wels, Vienna and Budapest. The three cities in Germany, Austria and Hungary are main nodes in...Read more