The importance of Poland has once again been confirmed. A representative of the Polish infrastructure manager, PKP PLK, has been appointed as the manager of the Trans-European Railway project. This UNECE-led project is a sub-regional...Read more
With only the summer months separating us from our next event, it is a pleasure to share that the programme of the RailFreight Summit in Lodz is now complete. More than 20 speakers from around...Read more
“We made a proposal to the European Union to establish a new TEN-T corridor”, Rumen Markov, owner and general manager of Large Infrastructure Projects said at the RailFreight Summit in Poznan. He presented the concept...Read more
More and more new routes are being launched on the New Silk Road every year. Not all of them stand the test of time. Those that survive are also in danger as they need to...Read more
When several freight flows meet in one place, it causes a boom of the freight operations and leads to the development of the related infrastructure. This can be said about today’s Central Eastern Europe. More...Read more
On Tuesday 1 September the RailFreight Summit Poland kicks off. This three-day event is held in Poznan this year, and is organised in hybrid form. The shift to rail in the Central and Eastern European...Read more
The Polish company PKP LHS is an infrastructure and railway undertaking that operates on its own line. “There are many advantages of working in this way. We do not face the problems that other companies...Read more
More than 5 thousand trucks per day currently cross the border between Poland and Lithuania. Imagine if this could be shifted to rail. It is an ambition al but unrealistic, as the megaproject Rail Baltica...Read more
This year’s edition of the RailFreight Summit Poland has been given the green light to take place in its orginal form. The event takes place in Poznan on 1, 2 and 3 September. Additional possibilities...Read more
PKP Cargo will launch new container trains within Poland branded under the trademark ‘the Connect Operator’. They are focused on improving rail connectivity between the port of Gdańsk and three important intermodal terminals in the...Read more
The RailFreight UK Webinar heard a trio of leading rail freight commentators express confidence for the future of UK’s rail freight industry today. However, they also heard some well articulated arguments, pointing to significant challenges...Read more
This year’s edition of the RailFreight Summit Poland, to be held in Poznan, has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The event will take place on 1, 2 and 3 September 2020. Originally, it...Read more
Poznan is growing as a rail freight hub. Recently, a state-of-the art terminal was opened, where cranable as well as non-cranable trailers can be loaded on trains in all directions. This means thousand of trailers...Read more
Due to its geographic importance, the region in and around Poland is developing at a rapid pace. A network of hubs is in the making, connecting countries such as Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia to...Read more
The Slovenian port of Koper has a well-developed rail freight network linking to neighbouring landlocked countries such as Austria and Hungary. The harbour is also an important gateway for Slovakia and Czechia. In the last...Read more
The intermodal terminal in Duisburg is an important hub for all of Europe. The vast majority of the container trains from China to the EU run via Duisport. The Austrian freight operator Rail Cargo Group...Read more
Ideally, the Eurasian rail cargo volume could increase to a million TEU in 2025. However, this forecast highly depends on the continuation of the Chinese subsidies. If this financial support for rail freight traffic on...Read more
The main route of the New Silk Road bypasses Ukraine, but this is not necessary. The country has a lot of opportunities in transporting containers via its territory, especially to countries in Central and Southeast...Read more
The Port of Gdansk wants to become the main gateway to central and eastern Europe in the coming years. This region is expected to grow in GDP by 48 per cent until 2030. This growth...Read more
Poland operates a developed network of intermodal terminals. Like any system, this network has its own advantages and faults. One of the main drawbacks of the Polish intermodal market is a lack of loading facilities...Read more
Poland is actively improving the rail infrastructure at the Małaszewicze border crossing with Belarus. Several projects including a new bridge via the Bug River should be completed by 2023 in order to increase the capacity...Read more
