ProRail is failing the Dutch rail freight sector, says organisation
RailGood, the Dutch employers’ organisation for the rail freight industry, is claiming that ProRail, the Dutch infrastructure manager, is failing the sector in the Netherlands. The main issues pointed out by RailGood are excessive increases...Read more
Hupac to increase frequency of Pordenone-Rotterdam service
Hupac will increase the frequency of its service connecting Pordenone, in northeastern Italy, with Rotterdam from three to five weekly roundtrips. The increase in rotations will start in the third week of January 2023.Read more
Fire safety in Waalhaven Rotterdam: deadline may not be met
The fire extinguishing facility at the Waalhaven-South yard in the port of Rotterdam may not be ready before the deadline of 1 January 2023. However, the temporary fire extinguishing train may only operate until that...Read more
3 contractors up for the job: making Rotterdam yards fireproof in 8 months
Three contractors have committed to the construction of fire extinguishing facilities and emergency roads at the five freight yards in the Rotterdam port area. These facilities must be in place on 1 January 2023, after...Read more
Rotterdam’s Container Exchange Route delayed till end of year
The Container Exchange Route (CER) on the Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam will probably not be put into operation until the end of this year. The project is delayed by about a year. The...Read moreDP World launches new railway line Rotterdam-Germersheim-Stuttgart
DP World is launching a new rail service between the Upper Rhine region and the Port of Rotterdam. The new service, starting on 14 March 2022, connects Rotterdam with two roundtrips per week with the...Read more
Dutch ministry comes to rescue for Waalhaven yard in Rotterdam
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has agreed to provide financial support for a permanent fire extinguishing facility at Waalhaven South, a shunting yard in the port of Rotterdam. Currently, the yard has...Read more
CLdN Cargo starts its own train between Rotterdam and northern Italy
Starting Monday 14 February, CLdN Cargo will run its own intermodal rail connection between Rotterdam and Montirone (Italy). The service will initially operate three times a week connecting CLdN’s own Rotterdam ro ro terminal with...Read more
Kombiverkehr goes to Rotterdam in three different ways
Kombiverkehr has added a new continental service between Nuremberg’s TriCon Terminal and Rotterdam Cobelfret to the 2022 timetable. The service is available for the transport of semitrailers, containers and swap bodies.Read more
Rotterdam rail shuttle to Kehl/Strasbourg now 7 times a week
The rail shuttle between the port of Rotterdam and the agglomeration of Kehl and Strasbourg is now a daily service. It was recently increased from five to seven, reports the Dutch harbour authority.Read more
This week in RailFreight Live: why take the train to Moscow?
Last week, a new train left for Moscow. It was from the RSC terminal in the port of Rotterdam. In the same month, a new office was opened in Moscow by New Silk Road specialist...Read more
Moscow shuttle: Rotterdam’s new gateway to Russia
A new cross-border connection is in the pipeline for Rotterdam, organised by Smartcontainer B.V and RUSCON, both part of the Delo Group. The Moscow shuttle train, as it is called, will connect Rotterdam’s RSC Waalhaven...Read more
Hannibal brings roundtrip Rotterdam-Milan to 11 per week
The busy rail freight route between Rotterdam and Milan has got another train departure. Starting this week, Hannibal European Gaterail runs a fourth weekly departure, connecting Rail Hub Milano with Rotterdam Botlek CRO terminal.Read more
Strike in Germany over, consequences will persist for days
UPDATE – GDL’s strike in Germany ended yesterday night at 2 a.m. DB Cargo’s trains will be able to run again as soon as possible. However, the impact of the 190 grounded trains during the...Read more
Distrirail keeps adding departures to Rotterdam-Milan shuttle
The rail freight shuttle between the Botlek terminal in the port of Rotterdam and the Italian Melzo (Milan) will be upgraded once again with another three departures. Around December 2021, this will bring the total...Read moreFirst trains between Rotterdam-Pordenone on the way
This week was the starting point of Hupac’s new shuttle between Rotterdam and Pordenone in northern Italy. On Tuesday 1 June a first train departed in both directions. A second train is scheduled for today,...Read more
Suez Crisis, what does it mean for UK rail freight?
With a Rotterdam-bound super carrier aground for almost a week in the Suez Canal, and world shipping in turmoil, where did that leave global logistics, and the impact on UK rail freight? The scale of...Read more
European Gateway Services connects Rotterdam and Regensburg
European Gateway Services is launching a new connection between Rotterdam and Regensburg in Bavaria, southern Germany. After a successful trial, the first trains will run on the new route from the end of March. A...Read more
Kombiverkehr launches three more connections, this time via Gotthard
As of 25 February, Kombiverkehr’s customers will be able to book three more connections to and from Mortara in northern Italy. The new services will run through Gotthard’s four-meter broad corridor and will reach the...Read more