Venlo and Tilburg merge their Rzepin operations
The corridor between the Netherlands and Poland will soon be expanded with even more services, as two large companies have bundled their expertise. The rail freight services Rzepin-Tilburg and Rzepin-Venlo are now operated under one...Read more
Girteka Logistics sees rail freight division doubling its numbers
Girteka Logistics, a traditionally road and truck logistics company, sees its rail freight division growing. The company’s intermodal activity increased significantly during 2021. With over 16,100 fully-loaded trailers travelling on rail tracks with Girteka, the...Read more
No real facts indicate that transported chemicals are used for drug production
Assumptions around the possible use of chemicals transported via the China-Netherlands rail connection to produce drugs are incorrect. The companies involved in the route and the Dutch police have contradicted such claims, which were made...Read more
Research on possible drug chemicals transport Chengdu-Tilburg train
A police research has started to find out if there are illegal drug chemicals transported on the the daily New Silk Road connection between Chengdu in China and Tilburg, the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad has...Read more
China-Lithuania geopolitics hinder rail developments
The cease of rail freight operations between Lithuania and China has been on the headlines for days. The two sides contradict each other about the current state of their affairs, and the situation is still...Read more
First train from Tilburg inaugurates Kaunas Intermodal Terminal
Monday, 19 July, marks the day that the Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) in Lithuania opened for commercial traffic as part of the Rail Baltica railway. The first train loaded with containers and semi-trailers arrived from...Read more
From Tilburg to Poland, rail proves suitable for transporting plants
Last Friday, a first test train with plants from Railport Brabant in Tilburg travelled to the rail terminal Rzepin in Poland. The service involved three cooperating parties: forwarder Mandersloot, plant exporter Royal Lemkes and logistics...Read more
Tilburg to have railway link to Kaunas Intermodal Terminal
A new railway connection between Tilburg in the Netherlands and Kaunas in Lithuania is set to open next month. It will connect the GVT terminal in Tilburg with the Kaunas Intermodal Terminal, which was linked...Read more
All of the Netherlands aboard the NL Express to China
Dutch logistics providers on the New Silk Road want to launch the NL Express: a dedicated train between the Netherlands and China with all players onboard. It is a cooperation between the companies that are...Read more
This week in RailFreight Live: first China edition
How to get shipping space on a train between China to Europe? In this week’s RailFreight Live, we talk about this and the latest developments on the New Silk Road with several Chinese experts. We...Read more
New China train from Nanjing rolls into GVT terminal of Tilburg
On Friday 4 June, the first train from Nanjing in China arrived in the Dutch hub of Tilburg. Under the presence of several officials, it rolled into the terminal of logistics company GVT in the...Read more
First Direct Train from Nanjing to Tilburg is on its way
On 10 May, Tilburg acquired a new block train service connecting it with Nanjing in China. The first journey started from Nanjing Yaohua Gate Station and is expected to arrive at the railway terminal owned...Read more
Holland Pavilion in China promises growth for Dutch businesses and rail
Since its establishment in 2018 until today, the Holland Pavilion in China has provided an eastwards gateway to many Dutch businesses. Roland Verbraak, General Manager of GVT Group of Logistics, foresees that the specific enterprise...Read more
This system can load 50k non-cranable trailers in next 2-3 years
The non-cranable trailer market got a new possibility to opt for rail transport last week. In the GVT terminal of Tilburg, the Netherlands, a vertical loading technique was introduced. The first trains have already been...Read more
New route Hefei-Tilburg has potential as ‘Lenovo line’
A fully loaded train from Hefei, on the east coast of China, arrives today in Tilburg, the Netherlands. It is the first train from this Chinese hub to arrive in the Dutch city. If all...Read more
Non-craneable trailers on track for Tilburg-Rzepin line
A technique to transport non-craneable trailers by rail is now available for the train service between Tilburg in the Netherlands and Rzepin, in western Poland.Read moreTilburg-Chengdu now available for LCL shipments
From this month onwards, Dutch logistics provider GVT Intermodal offers LCL shipments to and from China from its terminal in Tilburg. This benefits customers with a shipment smaller than a container load. GVT Intermodal serves the...Read more
UK ports connection answers underlying logistics issues
Trials of a direct weekend intermodal service connecting Grangemouth in Central Scotland and Tilbury near London, have been made permanent. While proving attractive for trade in and out of the UK, the service is also...Read more
GVT and Port of Rotterdam extend cooperation Chinese rail partners
The Chengdu Europe Rail Express has proven to be the most successful rail freight service connecting Europe and China. It is the most frequent train connection with the widest radiation area and the most stable...Read more