UK’s newest rail freight hub iPort nears completion
The UK’s newest rail freight interchange, iPort Rail, will be open for business from January. Developers say this state-of-the-art 337-acre facility will transform the sector, with its size and capacity putting it in the top...Read more
Ghent and Zeeland ports seal the deal
North Sea Port is the name of the newly-merged Zeeland Seaports and Ghent Port Company, which it is hoped will eventually have a dedicated cross-border rail freight link. A symbolic signing ceremony took place aboard a...Read more
Poland rolling stock market set for revamp
Polish rail freight rolling stock manufacturers looking for ways to develop the market could yet form a capital group of at least three companies. A likely scenario is the strong involvement of the state as a...Read more
Port Shuttle Rotterdam launches new container service
Port Shuttle Rotterdam has launched a rail container exchange service between the terminal and the CTT Pernis deepsea container terminals on the Maasvlakte. Operating three times a week, the new service also provides a significant...Read more
Cause of German rail collision still unclear
German investigators are still trying to establish the cause of last week’s collision between a passenger train and a stationery freight train which left several people badly injured. The incident occurred on December 4 close to...Read more
New Merida-Sines Port rail freight service launched
The National Spanish Railway Society (Renfe) and Portugese freight carrier Medway have launched a new rail freight service between Merida, in the Spanish region of Extremadura, and Sines Port (Portugal). The 22-wagon service, which takes...Read more
VTG partnership app modernises wagon maintenance
Rail leasing wagon specialist VTG UK has collaborated with digital software company 3Squared on a project designed to help bring wagon maintenance management into the 21st century. They have developed ProActive Maintenance (PAM), an online...Read more
Amsterdam set to join China rail freight trail
Amsterdam will next year join the growing band of European locations providing a direct rail freight service to China as part of the modern incarnation of the historic ‘Silk Road’. The Port of Amsterdam will...Read more
Algeria’s El Qantas rail tunnel due for 2018 completion
The El Qantas rail tunnel in Algeria, which will be key to the country’s rail freight economy, is due to be completed in December 2018, says the Algerian Government. The 7.3 kilometre tunnel will be the...Read more
UTLC alliance signs new Europe-China multimodal agreement
Eurasian rail freight corridor alliance The United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC), has moved to strengthen the future of Europe-China freight transports by forging a new deal with a group of multimodal operators. The Memorandum of...Read more
Network Rail’s new grinding trains to give freight a smoother ride
UK rail infrastructure manager Network Rail has invested 36 million pounds on three new grinding trains that it says will keep the tracks in top condition and ensure freight and passenger services run more smoothly...Read more
Stockholm-Oslo rail corridor study recommends improvements
Rail freight services between Stockholm and Oslo would benefit from increased competitiveness and shorter travel times, says a new report into this vital economic transport corridor between Sweden and Norway. The action selection study by...Read more
DB Cargo and chemicals customer Evonik hold safety days
Europe’s biggest rail freight operator DB Cargo and chemicals customer Evonik have held a series of open training days to demonstrate the emphasis put on rail safety in chemicals logistics. Chemiepark Marl, one of Germany’s...Read more
Line manager probes Norway freight train reindeer deaths
The death of more than 100 reindeers hit by freight trains in a remote region of Norway has prompted national rail infrastructure manager Bane NOR to have crisis talks with animal management teams after a...Read more
March for better train connections in Spain’s Extremedura region
A big march has taken part in Madrid to demand better freight and passenger train connections in the Spain-Portugal border region of Extremadura. Organisers claim that around 40,000 people took part in the protest, while...Read moreBetuweroute freight line takes first high-speed passenger train
High-speed international passenger trains have begun using the vital Betuweroute rail freight line linking the Port of Rotterdam and Europe’s hinterland as a result of long-term engineering works in the east of the country. Dutch rail...Read more
Port of Rotterdam reappoints Allard Castelein as CEO
Allard Castelein is to serve a second term as CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The 59-year-old, who first took office in 2014, was reappointed by the authority’s two shareholders, the Municipality of Rotterdam...Read more
Green award for Freightliner’s wine recycling scheme
A collaboration between Freightliner UK and drinks logistics specialist Trans Ocean to transport wine in recyclable containers has been commended at the 2017 Global Freight Awards, which recognise the very best of the freight and...Read more
EU’s 1.8 million Euros for Polish rail wagon noise reduction
A European Union transport programme has awarded 1.8 million Euros to modernise rail freight wagons in Poland in a bid reduce noise for people living close to the rail lines. It is part of the...Read more