The European Commission proposed introducing a standard European track width of 1435mm for all member states. This is because the war in Ukraine has made Brussels realise that different track gauges can cause many restrictions...Read more
The TEN-T network extension toward the Western Balkans and the region’s integration into the EU rail market is close to implementation, pending some more steps. The region could prove of utmost importance for an efficient...Read more
The ongoing TEN-T regulation amendment seems to be on the right track to support the growth of intermodal and combined transport. “The infrastructure parameters for longer trains, the provision of sufficient track capacity for them...Read more
The European TEN-T investment programme to expand the trans-European transport corridors does not yet provide enough extra rail capacity to shift more freight transport from road to rail.Read more
A comparative review conducted by the European Court of Auditors identified that the EU policies are still quite weak when it comes to implementing infrastructure projects. Even though the EU does not face strategy definition...Read more
Rail infrastructure needs to be adjusted to the needs of intermodal traffic, and the revision of the TEN-T regulation is the ideal moment for such a change. That is the core message of the UIRR...Read more
The European Commission announced its ‘sustainable and smart mobility strategy’ and ‘action plan’ with regards to the transformation of European transportation. Objectives concern the doubling of rail freight traffic by 2050, and the doubling of...Read more
The European Commission shared some interesting updates concerning the work plans of nine TEN-T corridors. Corridors of the TEN-T network are expected to be fully developed until 2030. Consequently, the updates are aiming to guide...Read more
Capacity allocation for freight on the European rail corridors is currently not meeting the needs of international rail freight. The way that this is handled in Europe is fragmented and unharmonized. Therefore, the Rail Freight...Read more
Making TEN-T and New Silk Road work together, for nations and businesses large and small, could be the biggest challenge in the coming twelve months, said delegates from government and industry at the European Silk...Read more
2018 was the European year of multimodality and many events have taken place around this motto. The importance of rail in reducing CO2 emissions gained more attention and the lessons learnt from last year’s Rastatt...Read more
Rail freight traffic on Rail Freight Corridor North Sea – Mediterranean (RFC North Sea – Med), one of Europe’s nine core network corridors, witnessed it biggest rise last year since the start in 2013. Traffic...Read more
The European Commission has unveiled the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget proposal for the period 2021-2027. It confirmed a CEF Transport budget of 30.6 billion Euros, promising to continue support of improved interoperability and border...Read more
The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has announced the investment of two billion Euros in the Mediterranean Railway Corridor. The budget is for two civil work projects. The tender for preliminary studies of these civil...Read more
Italian Railways (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana – RFI) has signed a deal with Bologna Freight Village to create an ‘international rail gateway’ by reinvigorating intermodal rail traffic along Italy’s north-south axis and onto its ports.
RFI said...Read more
German trimodal provider Contargo is aiming to boost demand for the overland freight route to China through a new rail connection between the Ruhr region and the Swiss city of Basel. It is promoting the...Read more
The Port of Marseille Fos has hosted a visit by members of the European Parliament (MEPs) keen to see how the port is positioning itself as a vital multimodal freight hub linking northern and southern...Read more
The Port of Antwerp Authority has appointed a new representative to help strengthen its rail freight links with the eastern European market. One of Martin Hubenak’s key functions will be developing rail relationships with the...Read more
