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Klaus Wessing takes over as Head of Sales and Operations.
With the conclusion of a contract with BorsodChem, which has now taken over the four-axle EffiShunter 1000 shunting locomotive from CZ LOKO, the number of units produced in this series has reached the second 50.
In an exclusive interview with RAILMARKET.com, Štefan Eštók, Deputy General Manager of CER Cargo Holding, reveals the company's plans for Europe.
The Vectron has received official approval for operating along the Scandinavian Corridor (AT-DE-DK-SE-NO).
Green Cargo's Board of Directors has appointed Peter Viinapuu as interim CEO of Green Cargo AB. He will take up his position on 17 April and will serve until Henrik Dahlin takes over as permanent CEO on 16 September at the latest.
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is expanding its nationwide TransNET to include a connection between Hungary and the northern Adriatic.
The Czech company AŽD has finished and handed over to Infrastruktura železnice Srbije (Serbian Railways) the railway line Subotica - Horgoš (Hungarian border in Serbia) equipped with modern signalling systems. The contract was worth €11.6 million.
The rail logistics company, which is part of Mercitalia Logistics (Gruppo FS Italiane), plans to launch the service on 2 May.
Tobias Behncke new head of Retrack Germany
The brand name "Ermewa SA" remains unchanged.
Testing of the first Class 93 tri-mode locomotive for Rail Operations Group has commenced at Stadler's test facility in Valencia, Spain.
These two regions account for 90% of the world's high-speed rail infrastructure and more than 95% of the world's rolling stock.
Andrii Miroshnikov, Director of the Commercial Department of JSC "Ukrainian Railways", presented his company's opportunities at the IBS expert discussion held in Bonn last week.
Last week, JSC Ukrzaliznytsia sent a container wagon on a test run on the Kyiv-Liski - Chop route to finalise the temporary loading scheme and further develop container transport.
Multi-purpose vector sensor is designed to monitor brakes, hatches and doors on railcars.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and APM Terminals sign an agreement for the expansion of the Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. The project covers an area of approximately 47.5 hectares with 1,000 metres of deep-water quay.
With these wagons, the company aims to promote the development of UIC gauge traffic on the Mediterranean corridor.
As of 1 April, there have been two changes in the Škoda Group's top management. Jan Christoph Harder (50) has taken over the position of President Region West and Laurent Fromont (56) has taken over the position of Senior Vice President Rolling Stock Engineering.
In the second part of the interview, Jiri Chladek, Managing Director of Rohlig Suus Logistics for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, describes the digitalisation or future of rail intermodal.
Old Norwegian trains may now get a new lease of life on the Ukrainian railway. Earlier this year, Norway donated 32 bridges to Ukraine. Now the donation will be followed by a total of twelve diesel train sets requested by Ukraine.
Despite the burdens on the rail business due to the consequences of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a sharp rise in inflation, the DB Group closed the financial year 2022 with a significant operating profit of almost €1.3 billion.
With investments in Croatian Adria Rail and an additional terminal in Hungary, Metrans is expanding its high-frequency rail connection and hinterland terminal services.
Karima Delli, chairwoman of the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN), Josef Doppelbauer, executive director of the European Union's Railway Agency, and several CEOs of rail freight companies have called on decision-makers to adopt ambitious policies to boost freight transport by rail.
The train made its 100th journey this week. The train's routes and stops are kept secret for the safety of the medics and evacuees.
Henrik Dahlin will take up his position at Green Cargo on 16 September at the latest. He joins Green Cargo from MTR Nordic Group, where he is currently CEO.
In order to shift more goods onto rail, TX Logistik AG launched an international triangular intermodal service in mid-March.
The proposal of the company's Supervisory Board was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Millions of commuters and travellers were affected by Germany's biggest strike in decades as airports and transport systems across the country shut down on Monday.
Jiri Chladek, Managing Director of Rohlig Suus Logistics for the Czech Republic and Slovakia answered RAILMARKET.com's questions about the impact of the energy crisis and how intermodal transport has dealt with the Ukrainian war and sanctions.
PKP CARGO has taken delivery of the first batch of twelve Dragon 2 dual-system electric locomotives manufactured by Newag of Novi Sad.
Rail traffic in the Netherlands has been halted on several occasions this week due to badgers undermining railway embankments.
Innofreight has developed the InnoTainer Coils Lite, a solution for the transport of hot and cold rolled coils.
According to the union, the first effects from striking staff are already possible on Sunday evening. Also on Tuesday, numerous trains will still be cancelled due to strike action.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) publishes its first cyber threat landscape report dedicated to the transport sector.
Customers of LTG Cargo, the freight forwarding division of Lietuvos Geležinkeliai Group (LTG), saved almost 70 million kilograms of carbon dioxide in 2022 by transporting intermodal freight by rail between Lithuania and Western countries.
Lineas, DFDS and North Sea Port shift 8,000 containers and trailers from road to rail.
Beacon has announced the signing of a contract with Stadler for the provision of 30 bi-mode locomotives for the UK, to be operated by GB Railfreight.
The situation at SBB Cargo Switzerland remained challenging last year, with transport volumes down on the previous year.
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group and STRABAG SE are providing housing for people affected by the earthquakes in February in the province of Adıyaman in south-eastern Turkey.
AS Operail Leasing sold its last 1,036 rental wagons in February and March for a price of 22.7 million euros. This means that all the wagons owned by Operail Leasing have been sold and the rental business has ended.
To this end, the three partners have established a new company, "Ziel Terminal GmbH". Samskip will hold 49.8 percent of the shares, duisport and TX Logistik 25.1 percent each. The terminal will be leased by duisport to the joint venture on a long-term basis.
G&W has appointed him as CEO of its UK/Europe operations, which include Freightliner, the UK provider of freight rail, terminal and trucking services; Pentalver, the UK container logistics provider; Freightliner Poland, a freight rail operator in Poland and Germany; and Rotterdam Rail Feeding, a provider of shunting and rail feeder services in the Netherlands.
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), a Malaysian national railway company, through KTM Kargo, after collaborating with COSCO SHIPPING Lines, a China-based shipping company headquartered in Shanghai, China, to provide faster transportation of good service in Malaysia.
Ingeteam has won a new European railway traction contract for the Polish manufacturer PESA. Specifically, Ingeteam will equip 60 locomotives with 120 high-power traction converters to be delivered in 2023 and 2024.
CargoBeamer, the operator of rail connections for non-craneable semi-trailers, is expanding its portfolio by establishing a first and last mile road drayage service. The service will be launched in the second quarter of 2023.
Union Pacific Corporation has appointed Brian Barr as senior vice president of transportation, effective April 15.
The man who photographed this train now lives in exile
About 40 million tonnes of cargo were transported through KTZ's network in the first two months of 2023. Of this, 25.3 million tonnes were loaded for Kazakhstani consumers and 14.6 million tonnes for export.
At the end of March this year, two new 393 Vectron AC locomotives with an auxiliary diesel engine (DPM) will join the ČD Cargo fleet.
Stadler announces that the EURO9000 locomotive has obtained its type approval and authorisation for placing on the markets in Germany and Austria.