Residents are concerned about the potential health effects of the toxic spill. The National Transportation Safety Board announced the cause of the train derailment this week.
China's Chengdu has seen 12% more freight train journeys in 2022, and the clearance time for freight trains heading from China to Europe at the Alataw Pass is also decreasing.
The market launch of the Helrom trailer wagon is being supported by the German Federal Ministry of Transport with €15 million as part of the Federal Government's "Future of Rail Freight Transport" programme.
Prvá Slovenská železniční (PSŽ) will expand its transport fleet with two EffiShunter 1000 locomotives. The contract was signed by representatives of both companies at the CZ LOKO plant in Jihlava, where the locomotives are manufactured.
In its statement, ERFA recognises that financial support for single wagonload transport can play an important role in achieving the modal shift targets set out in the European Strategy for Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility.
Camera bridges have been introduced in Germany to capture images of passing freight trains for better diagnosis of their technical condition. In the future, artificial intelligence is expected to support the diagnosis.
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.