Topic: Scandinavia

The “Green Switch” puts semi-trailers on Latvian tracks

The Latvian railway market is about to welcome the transport of semi-trailers. Until now, the country’s intermodal and combined transport sector did not include this concept. However, Latvian Railways (Latvijas Dzelzceļš) and Stena Line want...Read more

07-06-2021|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Samskip and Hector Rail resume trailer traffic through Denmark

Samskip Multimodal and traction partner Hector Rail successfully restarted trailer traffic through Denmark this week. On Monday 31 May, the first train departed from Duisburg in Germany to Sweden, with containers as well as trailers....Read more

04-06-2021|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Denmark joins the Scandinavian rail-sea link to China

On 6 March, the first China-Europe train departed Xi’an, headed for Denmark. The service includes a sea leg, covering the Baltic Sea from the Russian port of Kaliningrad to the Danish port of Fredericia. The...Read more

09-03-2021|2 comments|author: Huilin Shi

Black Sea to Baltic: how far is it from being realised?

Two months after the initial proposal for an intermodal corridor extending from the Black Sea to the Baltic, the situation looks more concrete than a vague suggestion. The possibilities concerning the corridor’s establishment are favourable...Read more

18-02-2021|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios