Freight Rail

Rail freight in Poland down 7.4% in the first half of 2025, yet outpaces most EU peers in volume

Rail freight volumes in Poland declined in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period a year earlier, reflecting broader downward trends across the European market.

Lubomir Cech December 2, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Buzzi Unicem introduces rail based slag transport from Savona to Trino

Buzzi Unicem presents this reorganisation as a response to evolving environmental and logistics frameworks under the European Green Deal and national legislation on sustainable mobility.

Lubomir Cech December 1, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Nymwag completes Indian factory

Nymwag has completed construction of a new freight-wagon plant in Kolkata, developed through a joint venture with Texmaco. Trial production starts in November 2025.

Karel Novak December 1, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

MAN and VEGA roll out intermodal scheme for lower carbon truck deliveries

Lubomir Cech November 28, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Sète port rail terminal begins operations with horizontal loading system

A new rail motorway terminal has been inaugurated at the commercial port of Sète, southern France.

Lubomir Cech November 28, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Madrid–Extremadura rail freight corridor enters test phase with 4-metre-high semitrailers

The simulation focused on verifying the compatibility of the infrastructure and terminals at both ends of the corridor.

Lubomir Cech November 27, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Captrain and Salzgitter Flachstahl launch new logistics system for steel transport to eastern Germany

Operating under the name “SLoT Ost” (Salzgitter Logistic Transport Ost), the system connects the steelworks in Salzgitter with receiving points in Chemnitz, Gera, Glauchau, and Zwickau.

Lubomir Cech November 27, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

SBB Cargo secures decade-long single wagonload contracts with key Swiss customers

The agreements, some extending up to ten years, include customers such as Migros (retail food), fenaco (agricultural), Stahl Gerlafingen (steel), and Schweizer Salinen (salt).

Lubomir Cech November 27, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Swiss rail freight hits 15-year low as road regains ground in 2024

The drop brings rail freight transport services to 9.6 billion tonne-kilometers—the lowest figure recorded since 2009.

Lubomir Cech November 26, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Container transit from Turkey to Poland via Ukraine resumes

The renewed route forms part of Ukrzaliznytsia’s broader attempt to increase cargo throughput and counterbalance the financial pressures caused by a decline in domestic and export freight volumes.

Lubomir Cech November 26, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

PKP Cargo keeps 19% intermodal share

PKP Cargo has confirmed its strong position in Poland’s intermodal market, reaching 19.1% by mass and 18.6% by transport performance in H1 2025. The results come during the company’s restructuring process.

Karel Novak November 25, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

METRANS starts new connection from Turkish Railport Kartepe to Slovakia

The launch follows a cooperation with Pasifik Eurasia and is part of the company's wider service between Turkey and Slovakia.

Lubomir Cech November 25, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Sector warns: Save Combined Transport

Leading companies and associations have launched the 'Save Combined Transport' initiative, warning that current rail network disruptions in Germany risk pushing freight back onto the roads. The sector calls for stable conditions, workable diversion routes and fair pricing.

Karel Novak November 24, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Wilhelmshaven meets Budapest: Direct rail links feed Chinese maritime imports into Hungary

An industry event in Budapest under the title “Wilhelmshaven meets Budapest”.

Lubomir Cech November 21, 2025 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

ČD Cargo strengthens its commercial division

ČD Cargo has appointed Jiří Horáček as its new Director of Sales, reinforcing its commercial team as part of ongoing restructuring.

Karel Novak November 21, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

New salt transport route launched between Austria and Italy using MOBILER containers

Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Captrain Italia have launched a new cross-border freight service for transporting industrial salt from Ebensee in Austria to Domodossola in Italy.

Lubomir Cech November 20, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Europorte launches weekly sugar train service from Connantre to Le Boulou, Rouen and Antwerp

The 1,300-tonne figure refers to the train’s net capacity in the new flow.

Lubomir Cech November 20, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

GATX begins container wagon deliveries to Fracht FWO for pipeline transport in Germany

The delivery began in late September in Mülheim an der Ruhr and includes both fleet wagons and newly built units.

Lubomir Cech November 20, 2025 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Rail Cargo Group will transport excavated material from Feldkirch City Tunnel project

To enable this operation, the old Westbahn route has been reactivated and extended with a roughly 400-metre connecting track leading directly to a new loading facility.

Lubomir Cech November 19, 2025 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

BLS Cargo moved Leclerc tanks for French Army in Switzerland

The operation involved round-trip movements between Basel and Domat/Ems.

Lubomir Cech November 18, 2025 · 1 min read