Freight Rail

Czech minister urges EU action on rail freight

Czech Transport Minister Ivan Bednárik has called for a European debate on the future of rail freight, arguing that current EU policies are accelerating its decline. In an interview with the Czech News Agency, he points to high electricity prices and distorted competition with road transport as key issues.

Karel Novak December 19, 2025 · 5 min read

Freight Rail

MEDWAY France starts regular limestone and flux stone rail service to Dunkirk

The inaugural train ran on 14 December 2025, with daily operations introduced thereafter.

Lubomir Cech December 17, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Combined rail freight with 10 new services in France during 2025

The new services were introduced across the national network and are operated by eight different companies.

Lubomir Cech December 17, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

One more X: ORLEN Termika Warsaw switches to Innofreight WoodTainers XXXL for biomass

The change concerns rail deliveries handled by companies from the Innofreight group and follows earlier operations based on the WoodTainer XXL.

Lubomir Cech December 17, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

How Rail Cargo Group integrates non-cranable semi-trailers into combined transport

The initiative targets the large share of semi-trailers on European roads, the majority of which are not designed for vertical handling.

Lubomir Cech December 17, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

India prepares for three new freight corridors worth EUR 16.5 billion

Indian Railways is advancing plans for three new Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), aiming to expand the country's freight transport capacity and reduce logistics costs.

Lubomir Cech December 16, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Expanding power infrastructure for AI-driven industries in the US means new business for rail freight

Norfolk Southern has carried a large rotor to Southern Company’s Plant Vogtle in Georgia as part of wider freight activity connected to expanding power infrastructure for data centres, cloud computing and advanced manufacturing linked to artificial intelligence.

Lubomir Cech December 15, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Modalink boosts Antwerp–Italy capacity

Lineas and FS Logistix have launched Modalink, a joint venture managing Antwerp Mainhub Terminal to strengthen intermodal services between Belgium and Italy. The initiative aims to increase capacity on one of Europe’s busiest North–South freight corridors.

Karel Novak December 15, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Brazil auctions eight rail concessions with €26 billion investment target by 2026

Brazil’s Ministry of Transport has launched a new policy framework for railway concessions, presenting a portfolio of eight projects scheduled for auction by 2026.

Lubomir Cech December 11, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

RCG and Alpacem expand rail logistics via Koralmbahn corridor

The new line provides direct connectivity between Carinthia and Styria, improving Alpacem's multimodal transport operations, particularly for its construction material supply network in southern Austria.

Lubomir Cech December 11, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

SBB Cargo receives state subsidy for single wagonload freight until 2029

The measure follows a revised Freight Transport Act and forms part of the state's plan to temporarily finance loss-making rail freight segments while requiring progress toward financial sustainability.

Lubomir Cech December 10, 2025 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

PKP Cargo files compensation claim with Polish government over 2022 coal transport decision

The company demands to approximately 354 million EUR.

Lubomir Cech December 9, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Norway plans compensation schemes after landslides disrupt freight traffic

Norway’s Ministry of Transport and Communications intends to compensate freight operators for revenue losses arising from extended line closures caused by landslides on the Rauma Line and Nordlandsbanen.

Lubomir Cech December 8, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

METRANS adds Dębica to its Polish intermodal network

Dębica serves as an industrial and transport hub for the region.

Lubomir Cech December 8, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Laude and Loconi introduce new intermodal link between port in Gdańsk and Ukraine

Both Laude and Loconi indicate that the cooperation opens further development possibilities in cross-border container transport, combining their respective networks and operational capacities.

Lubomir Cech December 5, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

French Grand Est region launches new support scheme for industrial rail freight connections

The Grand Est Region and the French State have introduced a joint scheme aimed at upgrading and expanding freight connections between private industrial sites and the national rail network.

Lubomir Cech December 4, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

KTM Berhad opens daily Perai–Perlis Inland Port link with first STC freight train

The inaugural train moved 40 containers in the 40-foot category, equal to 80 TEU.

Lubomir Cech December 4, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

RTSB Group launches weekly Zhengzhou–Hamburg rail service

The new schedule is a response to demand for more predictable planning during periods of high freight volumes.

Lubomir Cech December 3, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Bahnoperator adds direct Xi’an–Central Europe links to Budapest and Česká Třebová

Both corridors operate on a weekly pattern and follow the company’s full-schedule model.

Lubomir Cech December 3, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

RCG adds new Tuzla–Rijeka and Budapest links

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has added two new TransFER connections, linking Tuzla with the port of Rijeka and launching a new non-stop route between Budapest and Curtici. Both services strengthen end-to-end transport chains in Central and South-Eastern Europe.

Karel Novak December 3, 2025 · 2 min read