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PKP CARGO, the leading rail freight operator in Poland and the European Union, has achieved record profitability and increased profitability in 2022, according to the company's annual report.
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Railport Antwerp, Lineas, and Infrabel have achieved a European first with the neutral operation of the automatic hump yard in the port. This joint effort will benefit all rail operators by making shunting services available on equal terms, streamlining the assembly of freight trains, and freeing up capacity in busy rail yards.
RCG has invested in 300 new curtainsider swap bodies that can be placed on semi-trucks and intermodal wagons by a reachstacker or gantry cranes.
Knorr-Bremse, a global leader in braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has begun real-world testing of its Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) on a freight train in Sweden.
Last week, JSC Ukrzaliznytsia sent a container wagon on a test run on the Kyiv-Liski - Chop route to finalise the temporary loading scheme and further develop container transport.
Over the past month, railroad safety has become a significant concern in the United States. In March, none of the Class I railroads was spared from the list of companies experiencing derailments and accidents, and even Amtrak was added to the undesired list.
Multi-purpose vector sensor is designed to monitor brakes, hatches and doors on railcars.
Australian logistics provider Seaway and rail transport company Aurizon have launched the first containerised service from the inland port in Emerald, Queensland.
In the second part of the interview, Jiri Chladek, Managing Director of Rohlig Suus Logistics for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, describes the digitalisation or future of rail intermodal.
European Union (EU) rail organizations are opposing EU plans to introduce Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) across the entire EU freight fleet by 2030. The project is strongly opposed by rail operators due to insufficient testing of the technology and high implementation costs.
With investments in Croatian Adria Rail and an additional terminal in Hungary, Metrans is expanding its high-frequency rail connection and hinterland terminal services.
Karima Delli, chairwoman of the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN), Josef Doppelbauer, executive director of the European Union's Railway Agency, and several CEOs of rail freight companies have called on decision-makers to adopt ambitious policies to boost freight transport by rail.
Through the project, in 2024, noise reduction systems will be installed on the company's 606 wagons, destined for rail traffic in Spain.
Henrik Dahlin will take up his position at Green Cargo on 16 September at the latest. He joins Green Cargo from MTR Nordic Group, where he is currently CEO.
In order to shift more goods onto rail, TX Logistik AG launched an international triangular intermodal service in mid-March.
The Krakow-based KZN Bieżanów Group company, which operates the holding's wagon segment, has modernised the design of its SWITCHER special wagons for the transport and unloading of switches.
Jiri Chladek, Managing Director of Rohlig Suus Logistics for the Czech Republic and Slovakia answered RAILMARKET.com's questions about the impact of the energy crisis and how intermodal transport has dealt with the Ukrainian war and sanctions.
PKP CARGO has taken delivery of the first batch of twelve Dragon 2 dual-system electric locomotives manufactured by Newag of Novi Sad.
Thanks to the expansion of the fleet by a total of seven Siemens Vectron MS electric locomotives, this Czech rail freight carrier will strengthen its transport capacities, which it uses to provide transport on domestic lines and to neighboring countries.