Poland and Lithuania are fighting cigarette smuggling on freight trains coming from their neighbour Belarus. The former seems to encounter a growing number of attempts…
Earlier this year, the European Parliament voted in favour of the operation of Longer Heavier Vehicles (LHVs) across the EU, adopting its position on a…
Lineas, one of the largest private rail freight operators in Europe, has published a memorandum with five “actions” to increase competition with state-owned entities. In…
It is now official: a massive work stoppage for the rail freight sector will begin in Canada on Thursday 22 August. The initiative is expected…
There is a breakthrough in the more than two years of damaging strikes across the UK railway network – but not everywhere. A new pay…
The two main Italian rail freight associations, Fermerci and Fercargo, asked their Ministry of Transport Matteo Salvini to urgently intervene “to avoid a disastrous crisis…
The District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw, Poland, will “initiate an investigation into failure to fulfill incumbent obligations and abuse of granted powers by persons obliged…
“From the Baltic and Barents Seas to the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean”. That’s how rail connectivity should work along the International North-South Transport…
At RailFreight.com, we often write about the Eurasian transport corridors. These are important pieces of infrastructure for international trade flows. It may not always be…
The trajectory of container trading and shipping rates, which has been upward since October 2023, has reached a period of moderate stability. During July, average…
The Trans-Afghan corridor is planned to be built by 2028. Even if it goes through difficult terrain and with political instability abound, the rail project…
The sale of DB Schenker will be the largest logistics takeover of the 21st century so far. However, regardless of the buyer, this initiative might…