EVENTRailFreight Summit, the flagship event for rail freight professionals in Central and Eastern Europe, is preparing for its 7th edition. The event will take place between 15-17 April 2024 in Warsaw, Poland. This year’s main...Read more
The sixth edition of the RailFreight Summit Poland has started. In just a few hours, the conference programme will begin. Tomorrow, attendees are taken on a tour around Malaszewicze and some delegates will already have...Read more
INTERVIEWA new project is in the pipeline to facilitate rail freight movements between Serbia-Hungary and Balkans-EU, respectively. The Horgos Terminal will have four 740-metre-long tracks and could assist in considerably speeding up customs procedures while...Read more
As a new face at German infrastructure manager DB Netze, Thorsten Dieter aims for change. “My biggest accomplishment will be if, one year from now, the rail freight sector thinks it’s sufficiently represented by DB...Read more
VIDEOMETRANS’ hub terminal in Malaszewicze is doing great despite the hick-ups noted in 2022, with all the geopolitical shifts and Silk Road ups and downs. Martin Koubek, director of Silk Road and CIS in METRANS,...Read more
Registrations for the RailFreight Summit 2023 are now open. Do you have something to do with rail and with Poland? Then you will want to be at this event, where hundreds of rail professionals gather...Read more
Intermodal transportation is frequently described as a cornerstone for the green transition. The rail sector uses it as a flagship concept in terms of sustainability, efficiency and competitiveness to long-distance trucking and sea transport. Yet,...Read more
Investing in future projects that include Ukraine is not the only solution, as the industry and policymakers should ensure resolving current and burning issues. At the same time, the current situation in the supply chain...Read more
During the first session of the RailFreight Summit in Warsaw, many speakers from various companies offered their insights on the main problems lying ahead for rail freight. Among the most relevant issues mentioned for the...Read more
PHOTO & VIDEO GALLERYHupac inaugurated its new terminal in Brwinów, just outside Warsaw in Poland on the morning of 7 September. The Inauguration took place during the RailFreight Summit Poland 2022, taking place in Warsaw on 7 and 8...Read more
EVENTThe RailFreight Summit Poland starts tomorrow, Wednesday 7 September. It is going to be a record-breaking edition with over 300 industry professionals attending. If you cannot travel to Warsaw for this two-day industry event, you...Read more
In the past few months, rail freight between Poland and Ukraine has taken on a whole new role. Several terminals were added to the network to facilitate the new trade route this summer, such as...Read more
Billions of euros are invested in the railway network of Poland. It is the largest beneficiary of EU funds, and its own government has doubled the investment amount for rail this year. Yet, the new...Read more
In a week from now, the RailFreight Summit in Poland kicks off. The programme is complete, the site tour ready and the last tickets are being sold. Here is what is happening next week in...Read more
Within a few months, the role of Poland on the international rail freight market has changed completely. Whereas it used to be the gateway to Europe for traffic from Asia with the most heavily consumed...Read more
INFOGRAPHICFollowing the war in Ukraine and the diversification of Silk Road routes, the Silk Road volumes have presented stagnation, with growth rates for the first half of 2022 dropping substantially. Poland-China traffic is not excepted...Read more
Have you ever heard of the Solidarity Transport Hub under development in Poland? This new airport location is more than it sounds since it will bundle air, rail and road activities in one hub. How...Read more
Are rail freight possibilities in Ukraine higher than most people expect? The country is frequently conceived as a missing link for European and Eurasian rail freight transport, but this view does not seem to meet...Read more
By looking at the heart of central Europe, specifically Luxemburg, one can find a hidden intermodal transport gem. The country itself is a rail freight crossroad and hub. But CFL Multimodal is one of the...Read more
The International Łódź Airport wants to expand its services and become a logistics hub for central Europe. It’s home to a vast infrastructure that can extend more and acquire rail and road links. If Łódź...Read more
Ukraine finds itself amidst a boom of rail freight-related developments. The country is a well-known transit hub for Eurasian traffic, and its potential has been discussed before. However, its railway market has a lot to...Read more
