Karel Novak

Karel Novak

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Karel has more than 25 years of experience in news and press media. For many years he was Editor in Chief of Newsroom of Czech National TV Broadcast. As Head of Strategy, Karel is responsible for overal coordination of newsroom team and general content of Railmarket News.
Technology & Innovation

Truck2Rail: getting trailers on rail

Four companies from the intermodal transport chain (TIP Group, TX Logistik, CFL multiodal and Ermewa) met at the "Truck2Rail" event in Bettembourg-Dudelange, Luxembourg, to jointly present solutions for the transport of non-craneable truck trailers by rail.

July 1, 2024 · 2 min read
Business

PKP Cargo: possible crime of former executives

Last week, the Management Board of PKP Cargo notified the District Public Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw of a possible criminal offence committed by persons who were members of the Management Board of PKP Cargo in 2022 - 2023.

June 24, 2024 · 2 min read
Business

VR completes acquisition of Swedish MTRX

VR's takeover of MTRX's long-distance train operations was completed yesterday. Passenger services between Stockholm and Gothenburg will continue and all of MTRX's 130 employees will become part of VR's long-distance operations.

May 31, 2024 · 2 min read
Business

Martell Beck to head DB Group Marketing

Martell Beck has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) with effect from 1 June. In this role, he succeeds Jürgen Kornmann, who will be responsible for digital innovations, analytics and AI in the area of communication and marketing.

May 21, 2024 · 2 min read
Freight Rail

UIRR: CT returns to pre-COVID levels

The financial year of European Combined Transport saw a 10.57% decrease in the number of consignments transported and a slightly smaller decrease of 9.39% in the tonne-kilometre performance.

May 20, 2024 · 2 min read
Business

Survey: combined transport versus trucks

A survey carried out in April in 9 Member States (FR, DE, BE, AT, IT, PL, HU, ES and RO) and based on 8,037 online interviews has revealed that "mega trucks" (European modular vehicle combinations) are largely unknown to the majority of respondents (14% recognised the problem, 34% had a vague idea and 52% admitted not knowing).

May 15, 2024 · 4 min read
Business

Europe-Asia Intermodal Logistics 2024

Europe-Asia Intermodal Logistics 2024: New Silk Way Shaping conference will take place on 30-31 May in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The conference will include a full day of forums and exhibitions on 30 May, followed by a technical site visit to the Port of Rotterdam the next day.

May 10, 2024 · 2 min read
Rolling Stock

CSX unveils hydrogen-powered locomotive

CSX has unveiled its first hydrogen-powered locomotive in partnership with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), demonstrating a shift to more sustainable freight transportation methods.

April 24, 2024 · 2 min read