Irish Rail freight ambitions may call for greater celebrations at Waterford
At Waterford in the Republic of Ireland, the scale of rail freight operations may not be quite as intense as Rotterdam or Felixstowe. However, within…
Vast majority of GDL members vote in favour of open-ended strikes
The Union of German Locomotive Drivers (GDL) members have officially voted in favour of extended industrial action that could possibly start in January. The union’s…
UK Freightliner urges government to triple rail freight volumes by 2050
Freightliner, the UK part of American freight and logistics corporation Genesee & Wyoming, says the government in London should set a long-term target to triple…
Selling HS2 land will stunt rail freight says infrastructure chief
The Campaign for Better Transport says to stop the rush to sell off HS2 land. The influential lobby group has added its voice to the…
It’s official: Deutsche Bahn starts DB Schenker selling process
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has officially started the sale process of its logistics subsidiary DB Schenker. Potential buyers were invited via an advertisement in the Wall…
Major rail union pushes for alternative plan to save Fret SNCF
Opposed to Fret SNCF’s “economic discontinuity,” the French railways’ major labour union, the CGT, is not giving up the fight to force the government and…
Sun setting for Scottish oil refinery, but rail freight may see a new dawn
Scotland’s Ineos Grangemouth Oil Refinery, a key player in the nation’s energy landscape, is set to cease operations by 2025, raising concerns about the potential…
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RZD sets ambitious growth plans for 2024
RZD expects cargo loading to increase by 1,7 per cent to 1,147 million tonnes in 2024, with the planned growth expected for almost all cargo…
UK construction traffic reaches all-time high in latest freight figures
Whatever else may be negatively affecting the UK economy, the country is doing its best to build back better. Whatever catchphrase may be uttered by…