SNCF and Deutsche Bahn are favourites to become a partner of Renfe Mercancías, Spain’s national rail freight operator, which is looking to expand its cross-border connections.
The Spanish Government is due to start assessing potential candidates...Read more
Transmec Group is investing six million Euros in the expansion of its 600-strong intermodal fleet and launching new pan-European rail freight services to meet growing demand.
The transport and logistics operator, which operates throughout the continent...Read more
A resurgence in freight traffic through the Channel Tunnel is down to improved security procedures aimed at preventing UK-bound migrants boarding moving trains, according to operator Eurotunnel.
It also says that in the context of the...Read more
Italian Railways (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana – RFI) has signed a deal with Bologna Freight Village to create an ‘international rail gateway’ by reinvigorating intermodal rail traffic along Italy’s north-south axis and onto its ports.
RFI said...Read more
The Port of Rotterdam is demanding that the level of support it gets from the Dutch government is on a par with that of their European port counterparts, citing Germany’s plan to cut rail track...Read more
German rail freight heavyweight DB Cargo has signed a deal with Siemens to help ensure it delivers on its ambitious locomotive fleet digitalisation programme.
The company says it has made ‘substantial progress’ with the project, as...Read more
Luxembourg’s CFL Multimodal and Transports Vigneron of France have launched a new rail service linking Zeebrugge and Nancy via the recently-opened Bettembourg-Dudelange freight terminal.
Connections to Lyon, Le Bolou (France) and the port city of Trieste...Read more
Spain has applied to the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a one billion Euros loan to further develop the rail freight Atlantic Corridor linking the main Basque port cities of Bilbao and Pasajes with Madrid...Read more
P&O Ferries’ rail freight volumes at its two principal mainland Europe ports, Zeebrugge and Europoort Rotterdam, saw a significant year-on-year rise in the first half of 2017.
In what the company calls a further sign of...Read more
Rail infrastructure works taking place across Europe this summer are ‘heavily damaging’ rail’s reputation as an alternative to road freight and threatening the future of small operators, says the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA).
ERFA says...Read more
Rail links between Duisport and the Chinese hub of Yiwu are being strengthened with the opening of Chinese operator YXE International’s Duisburg office.
YXE International Container Train has been operating regularly between Yiwu and Duisburg since...Read more
A Lord of the Rings-inspired promotional film which makes rail freight the star of the show is the latest marketing innovation of Austrian-based multimodal operator the LTE Group.
With a Bombardier Traxx AC3 taking the starring...Read more
Nordic rail freight operator Green Cargo is toasting a double success after signing a deal with manufacturer Softronic for a pair of powerful Transmontana Co-Co locomotives, and renewing a domestic agreement with Real Rail Sweden.
With...Read more
A study on the development of the fast growing Eurasian rail networks and their connection to Europe’s rail freight corridors has been presented to the International Union of Railways (UIC).
Global research firm Roland Berger produced...Read more
A programme of major rail freight infrastructure improvements that will provide a vital connection with the River Humber ports on the UK’s east coast has been given the go-ahead.
Network Rail, the UK’s rail infrastructure manager,...Read more
French private rail freight operator Euro Cargo Rail (ECR) says it has reached a key milestone in its controversial restructuring programme, with a reduced redundancy programme now agreed by trade unions.
It follows negotiations between ECR...Read more
DB Cargo in Germany has further strengthened its green credentials by becoming a partner of the international Lean and Green initiative, which is committed to reducing CO2 emissions in the logistics and storage sectors.
All the...Read more
The Dedicated Freight Corridor programme in India, which could eventually help open up vital new rail freight trading links with Europe, is entering its next phase with plans for a domestic southern route.
India’s positioning on...Read more
A rail alliance promoting the Eurasian freight corridors has signed an agreement with international shipping giant Asstra to ship containers between China and Europe via the railways of Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and the EU.
The United...Read more
The head of Kazakhstan’s national railways has outlined the country’s ‘great measures’ for revamping its transport and logistics infrastructure, as it looks to strengthen its position on the Trans-Eurasian rail freight routes.
Kanat Alpysbaev, Chair of...Read more
Rail freight links between Luxembourg and its European neighbours will be strengthened through the new Bettembourg-Dudelange Intermodal Terminal, which has been officially opened by His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri.
The CFL Multimodal-owned facility, which covers...Read more