Rail freight opportunities in massive development of Immingham port
Proclaimed by its owners as part of the best rail connected complex in the UK, the Port of Immingham is to be the site of a huge new ferry development. A partnership between Associated British...Read more
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
Rail ferries: is there space for them in intermodal transport?
Rail ferry links are not the most common when it comes to short sea transportation. The ban of pocket wagons from the Great Belt Bridge and, a little later, all of Denmark re-introduced them to...Read more
Port of Kiel breaks record with transported load units by rail
The Port of Kiel reached the number of 32,957 load units transported to the European hinterland by rail for the first time. This number equals a 38, 2 per cent growth compared to previous years,...Read more
New rail link Rostock-Luxembourg expands European network
Starting 11 January, a new rail freight service will connect the German port of Rostock with Bettembourg-Dudelange in Luxembourg. This new intermodal connection will run with 3 roundtrips per week, transporting craneable and non-craneable trailers...Read more
Southampton port funding and UK Brexit ferry contracts
The UK government has handed a funding package to the South of England, around the Port of Southampton, for improvements to the local rail freight infrastructure. The port, best known for intermodal and automotive traffic,...Read moreNew intermodal service Luxembourg-Port of Kiel
LKW WALTER, Stena Line, Port of Kiel and CFL multimodal jointly announced the launch of a new rail connection between the Intermodal Terminal Bettembourg-Dudelange and the Terminal Schwedenkai in the Port of Kiel. The new...Read more