SCI: Crisis in rail freight transport
The current SCI Verkehr study "European Rail Freight Transport" analyses the factors affecting market shares, types of goods and corporate strategies, as well as emerging opportunities.
The current SCI Verkehr study "European Rail Freight Transport" analyses the factors affecting market shares, types of goods and corporate strategies, as well as emerging opportunities.
These shipments are intended to verify the functionality of logistics flows following planned rail track works.
METRANS, the intermodal subsidiary of HHLA, is expanding its terminal footprint with the addition of the Batiovo Intermodal Terminal in western Ukraine.
Following the publication of the Swiss Safety Investigation Board’s (SUST) final report on the 2023 derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, SBB has announced a gradual withdrawal from transporting freight wagons equipped with LL brake blocks. The majority of this process is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
The service is aimed at time-sensitive freight traditionally moved by road.
METRANS has extended its offerings on the route between Turkish Istanbul and Slovak Dunajská Streda.
This new connection strengthens connectivity of major Polish ports with logistics area near Łódź.
The contract introduces a new origin-destination pair to the UK rail freight map, with trains currently operating at a frequency of once per week.
The services operate six days a week, from Monday to Saturday, and were launched as part of an extension of the existing cooperation between the two companies.
A new series-built freight wagon designed for corrosive bulk materials is scheduled to enter DB Cargo's fleet in Q3 2025.
The reopening of this corridor restores an east-west rail connection that had been inactive since September 2024.
The operation uses E-type wagons—previously deployed for coal and iron ore—which are now redirected to carry construction aggregates.
Located in Entroncamento, Portugal, the terminal aims to support intermodal transport by connecting rail and road freight flows.
The operational scope of the company remains unchanged.
Combined Transport volumes in Europe showed year-on-year growth in 2024, with the number of consignments increasing by 5.19% and tonne-kilometres rising by 8.41%.
The service involves a cross-border route through Korsze and Skandawa, traversing both electrified and non-electrified tracks.
Traction batteries for electric vehicles are increasingly being transported by rail as part of revised logistics chains aiming to reduce the carbon footprint associated with e-mobility.
The cargo, consisting of automotive components, is delivered to Allur Company’s production facility — currently the country’s largest automotive assembly plant.
On 23 May 2025, the city of Valencia is hosting an important event for people working in European rail and freight. It is called the Keepers Summit 2025 and it is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP).
A new rail freight flow has been launched for Forwardis, connecting grain shipments from France to multiple destinations in northern Italy.