CMA CGM shipping group scales up its rail game in Spain. The leading shipping and logistics company acquired the shares of Continental Rail, one of the biggest private rail operators in Spain. Aiming to provide...Read more
Ikea Supply Chain Operations chooses the train to transport products between the port of Barcelona and the Tarragona terminal in Spain. In collaboration with Maersk, the home furnishing products powerhouse decided to switch from road...Read more
A new rail freight line is active in Spain between the port of Valencia and the Zaragoza rail terminal. The two terminals operated by COSCO SHIPPING have already seen two trains running between them. CSP...Read more
Maersk has organised another eastbound block train, this time connecting South-Eastern Europe and China. Departing from Madrid in Spain, the train’s final destination in China is Nasha, a district of Guangdong province. Maersk organised the...Read more
The fruit and vegetable giant SanLucar has made its choice for rail transport. From now on, it will use the train to bring its products from Spain to Germany and it does so with the...Read more
The first CoolRail train full of fresh fruits and vegetables arrived in Denmark through a direct train route starting from Valencia in Spain. With an intermediate stop at Cologne, Germany, the dedicated fresh goods train...Read more
Volkswagen Navarra reached its historical record for the distribution of cars by rail in 2020. For the first time, the rail transport volumes exceeded those moved by road, with a 56 per cent share of...Read more
Transfesa Logistics has added the French hub of Dourges to its network. The connection from Spain to France opens up the possibility to connect to the UK and other parts of Europe such as the...Read more
In Catalonia, Spain, Adif has finished railway works on the Martorell-Sant Sadurní section, part of the Mediterranean Rail Freight Corridor. The Martorell tunnel is adapted to the European standard and has a third track for...Read more
On early May 2019, the first fresh produce train between Valencia and the port of Rotterdam began its operation. As of October 2020, CoolRail has announced the expansion of its network.Transportation of fresh goods will...Read more
UK’s supermarket chain Tesco has turned to rail freight for the delivery of fruits and vegetables from the UK. Transfesa Logistics begins this month a new international express rail service with refrigerated wagons.Read more
A new route has been established for the transport of olive oil from Spain to Belgium. It is a weekly, door-to-door intermodal connection with two points of origin: Seville and Malaga. The service is an...Read more
The Valencia Port Authority has awarded Ardanuy Ingeniería with the task of doubling of the track and the implementation of the third railway line between the Poniente and Levante docks. The project should take five...Read more
The Government of France is considering three new routes for rolling highways across the country. They will be launched by the year’s end. Some of the planned rail freight connections could be extended to the...Read more
A Spanish consortium has agreed to work on the reconstruction of the Doboj-Rasputnica Miljacka railway section in Bosnia. The partnership consists of Ardanuy Ingeniería, Eptisa and IPSA. The group will carry out the design and...Read more
Amid winning new business and keeping vital supplies delivered, the UK operations of DB Cargo have announced the appointment of a new CEO, in the person of current chief financial officer, Andrea Rossi.Read more
Transfesa Logistics has launched a new refrigerated transport express by train from Spain to Great Britain. The two new routes run from Valencia and Murcia to Great Britain, and are catered to the current demand...Read more
Hupac Intermodal has opened up the market for P400 semitrailer transportation between Spain/southern France and northern Europe. As of February, P400 semitrailers can run between Antwerp and Barcelona. And as of March, P400 semitrailers can...Read more
