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.
Regular operation started from the first day of May 2025.
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.
The handover took place at Vienna Freudenau and adds further rolling stock capacity for cross-border transport of bulk materials.
While road freight flows uninterrupted across European borders, electric freight rail continues to be limited by infrastructure bottlenecks at several border crossings.
The company managed both traction and forwarding for the service.
Losses were reported under heavy company restructuring.
Rail-based timber transport for Stora Enso in Finland recorded a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions exceeding 15% in 2024 compared to the previous year.
The service operates between a rail freight terminal in Al Ruwais Industrial City and Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi.
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.
A new rail freight service operated between Montoir-de-Bretagne and Le Havre during the night of 8 to 9 April 2025.
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.
The company describes this transport as part of its portfolio of international operations using internal operational coordination and multi-country access to rail corridors.
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.
The new routes will strengthen Dourges’ position as a key intermodal hub in northern France and link it with Duisburg and two central Polish terminals.