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Almaty, Kazakhstan is preparing to host a major global logistics event that will shine the spotlight on the future of transport in Central Asia.
Pavel Mazač, Director of the Division Rail Freight Transport at OLTIS Group, describes K-modul in an exclusive interview for RAILMARKET NEWS—now ready for wider rollout.
Despite the continued growth in traffic generated by ČD Cargo's foreign branches and subsidiaries, the total traffic volume decreased to 56.7 million tonnes in 2024.
At the beginning of May there was a change at the top of Swiss company Wascosa, which focuses on the rental and management of freight wagons for rail transport.
As global trade shifts, European company JUSDA is strengthening its logistics network with flexible alternative routes, proactive planning and a growing presence beyond China to meet growing demand between Asia and Europe, says David Fischkandl of JUSDA's Product Development & Procurement in an exclusive interview for RAILMARKET NEWS.
DB has completed the sale of its logistics subsidiary DB Schenker to the Danish transport and logistics group DSV for an enterprise value of €14.3 billion.
Siemens Mobility has started production of the hydrogen-powered trains that will enter service on the Südostbayernbahn network at the end of 2026.
In an exclusive interview with RAILMARKET NEWS, Petr Rožek, Managing Director of the Association of Forwarding & Logistics of the Czech Republic, explains the global changes in the shipping industry, the role of Turkey and the future of the Ukraine in European logistics.
The Russian Federal Agency for Railway Transport (Roszheldor) announced on 21 April that the first container train with unspecified cargo travelled on the Russian "Novorossiya Railways" network through occupied Ukraine and arrived in occupied Sevastopol.
Stadler has delivered the first of seven metre-gauge trains to Transports de Martigny et Régions (TMR) and the French state railway SNCF.
Orient International's latest China-Europe (Shanghai) freight train recently departed from Minhang Railway Station, carrying new Chinese electric vehicles to Duisburg, Germany via Alashankou Port.
By adding Lodz to its Kaunas-Duisburg route, LTG Cargo, the rail freight company of the LTG Group, is expanding its intermodal transport capabilities.
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is extending its existing TransFER Salzburg-Augsburg to Ulm once a week, increasing the number of round trips from two to three per week.
Ukrainian troops have destroyed a Russian armoured train in a rare drone strike. The train itself was described as a "greeting from the Second World War" by an air reconnaissance officer. The information has been published by the Ukrainian news Kyiv Post.
The new service will start on 28 April 2025.
All bridges, tunnels, superstructures, tracks, switches, level crossings, signal boxes, overhead lines and station infrastructure were examined and graded according to the school grading system.
On Easter Sunday, the moment had finally arrived: the ÖBB storks in Perg had offspring. The first chicks hatched from six eggs – just in time for Easter. For the third time in a row, a new generation of storks is growing up in Perg.
Building on the success of previous editions, TransLogistica Romania is preparing for its fourth edition, to be held at ROMEXPO Bucharest from 14 to 16 October 2025.
Centralny Port KomunikACYJny has awarded a contract to a consortium led by PORR for the new High-Speed Rail tunnel in Łódź.
Technology, industry leaders and digital solutions took centre stage at a railway conference tackling the challenges - and future - of Europe's railways. The event took place last week in Pardubice, Czech Republic.
The new SCI study shows that Europe is currently a place where different transport companies are competing a lot. New systems are driving growth, and high-speed rail transport continues to accelerate.
A new production line for very high-speed trains is to be built at Alstom's Valenciennes Petite-Forêt site, at a cost of more than €30 million.
The Italian railway operator Ferrovie della Calabria has ordered three new customised diesel-electric metre-gauge multiple units from Stadler. With this new order, Stadler has now sold a total of more than 100 customised trains in Italy.
The European Rolling Stock Summit (ERS Summit) 2025 was held on March 18-19 in Warsaw, Poland.
AI is no longer a futuristic concept - the railway is already changing with it. On 10 April, Pardubice city in the Czech Republic will become a hub of digital innovation, bringing together top experts, rail leaders and students to explore how AI will impact transport, operations and infrastructure.
The General Assembly of ČD Cargo, has strengthened the company's Board of Directors with Robert Heděnec, an experienced economist and former CFO of ČD Cargo.
The largest rail freight carrier in Poland intends to conclude a package of contracts worth over €55 million net with the country's leading fertiliser producer.
The 500th fully India-made Prima T8 WAG12B e-locomotive was flagged off from Alstom’s manufacturing facility in Madhepura, Bihar.
The pair of storks have already chosen an ÖBB mast in Perg as their new home in 2021.
The future of rail logistics and a new standard in rail transport? Smart rail, wireless and fully connected - LEVEL Systems'Smart Wagon® is its pioneer.
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner unexpectedly stepped down from his top job with US passenger rail this week.
Oana Gherghinescu has been elected as the future Executive Director of the European Union Railway Agency (ERA) by the Management Board at its 68th meeting.
Both companies aims to establish the EUR pallet system as a global standard.
Last week, an international freight train loaded with 90 standard containers of export goods departed from Fangshan District of Beijing to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
Number of graffiti offences up 18 per cent on the previous year.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Condor will offer further options for travel to Germany's largest airport in Frankfurt am Main.
In view of the ongoing renewal of its rolling stock and in connection with the reduction of excess capacity, ČD Cargo is launching a sale of selected railway rolling stock - locomotives and freight wagons.
The cooperation enables ÖBB and Star Alliance passengers to travel better between rail and air by integrating rail travel into the booking process of the 25 Star Alliance member airlines, the companies said.
Railway operation on corridor lines in the Czech Republic had been complicated by a large-scale failure of signalling equipment since Saturday morning.
The wreckages of tankers damaged by a fire were carried away by a freight trains.
On Wednesday, the fourteenth edition of the International Railway and Intermodal Congress has started in Wisla. The event is organised by OLTIS Polska and PrvniSignálni, in cooperation with the ProKolej Foundation.
The first joint development project will produce a workshop benchmarking system.
33-year-old Volkswagen driver ignored the traffic lights, drove onto the tracks and collided with a goods train. The man was hospitalised with injuries.
GB Railfreight has started a new service for Tata Steel UK, moving imported steel slabs from the Port of Bristol at Portbury to the huge steelworks at Port Talbot.
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has received approval for its nuclear-powered container ship. The model aims for commercialisation by 2030.
RAILPOOL has completed the upgrade to ETCS (European Train Control System) baseline version 3.4 of all locomotives in Scandinavia.
Over 511 million passengers travelled by bus and train in Austria in 2024.
The total value of the contract reaches EUR 9 million. The installation of the onboard part of ETCS will start in March 2025.
Police have closed Paris' Gare du Nord station due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb from World War II. Workers discovered it tonight.
Dozens of firefighters continue to put out the fire, according to regional fire officials.