A new high-speed parcel transport service between Paris and Lyon is now operational, moving Amazon packages aboard TGV passenger trains.
Ermewa has now reached a significant milestone: At the beginning of May 2025, the 50.000th wagon — a Laaers wagon — was added to the Ermewa fleet.
The transport operation combines rail and maritime segments and is organised in a through-wagon system without the need for transshipment.
The shuttle runs as a high-frequency corridor between two major chemical production sites.
SBB is restructuring its combined transport (CT) operations as part of broader efforts to reshape its freight activities in Switzerland.
Intermodal rail transport in Poland recorded measurable increases across key performance indicators during 2024.
A new block train connection between Hamm and Duisburg is now operational, offering regular intermodal rail service aimed at reducing road traffic between the two hubs.
The partnership builds on a memorandum of understanding signed earlier in 2024.
The Spanish State Railway Safety Agency (AESF) has issued the Single Safety Certificate to COMSA.
The partnership covers transport of materials delivered to destinations across the entire country.
Starting May 2025, Europorte will introduce a new route within its Flex Express wagonload service, connecting Miramas and Bassens.
The company confirmed readiness to handle this type of traffic after concluding preparations at both facilities.
Until this transaction, the facilities were operated as joint ventures.
According to the FS Group, this setup also supports efforts to align industrial supply chains with circular economy objectives.
The first 150 wagons, valued at approximately EUR 44 million, are intended to replace aging rolling stock currently in use on the Irish Rail freight network.
The corridor, established in 2010 with three weekly roundtrips, has developed into a key segment of the operator’s intermodal network between Central and Western Europe.
The operator moved approximately 949,000 road consignments, corresponding to around 1.82 million TEUs across its European network.
The containers were officially introduced at the Werra production site, where K+S handles around 20 million tonnes of raw salt annually.
The shift comes as infrastructure-related challenges persist across the North-South axis, particularly affecting freight rail transit through the Alps.
The divestment is being handled by the parent company Wiener Lokalbahnen, which is fully owned by the City of Vienna.