VTG is discontinuing its tank container transport and logistics business and will cease these activities by the end of the second quarter of 2023.
RWE and VTG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to use rail for the onward transport of ammonia from the Brunsbüttel terminal in tank wagons.
Hupac is launching a new rail service between Antwerp Combinant and Zeebrugge CLdN terminals, providing a connection to/from the UK via the CLdN Short Sea Service.
The new site, located in the town of Les Aubrais, will be operational in 2025. Its location will allow it to serve both national and European freight corridors.
Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is to become an important factor in the modernization and digitalization of rail freight transport.
Thanks to the new connection, it will be possible to transport larger quantities of goods that were previously transported by road.
From 22 February, the rail logistics company, which is part of the Mercitalia Group, will increase the number of weekly round trips on the Rostock-Verona route from four to six.
SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton (SLPN) will provide up to 5 million sq ft of distribution space and a new 35-acre rail freight terminal. It is located adjacent to Junction 15 of the M1 near Northampton. The development is expected to support more than 7,000 jobs.
A second special TGV transport for an Alstom customer will take place in February.
DB subsidiary transports pipes from Salzgitter AG for the Brunsbüttel LNG terminal.
According to PKP Cargo, the changes in strategy are influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war conflict in Ukraine.
Samskip launches short sea shipping service between Iceland and APM Terminals in Gothenburg.
From the beginning of this week and next, Hupac will be launching two services involving the Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia.
The first national network of seven French carriers aims to increase the share of rail transport in France.
NEXRAIL.lease is further expanding its leasing business in Western Europe with an order for 50 low-emission DE 18 Stage V locomotives from Vossloh Rolling Stock.
As part of a pilot project in January, up to 1,000 parcels per day will be sent by train from Nuremberg to Hannover.
GATX unveiled its new grain wagons - the Tagnpps - for the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group.
The sustainable road-rail combination is the latest innovation in the long-standing European partnership of both companies.
The new Freightliner service has made its first journey from Southampton to Crewe. The use of the green fuel GD+, which produces significantly lower CO₂e emissions compared to diesel, is fully funded by Ocean Network Express (ONE).
Global coal consumption is set to rise by 1.2% last year, topping 8 billion tonnes in a single year for the first time and eclipsing the previous record set in 2013, according to Coal 2022, the IEA's latest annual market report on the sector.