New connection
RCG launches new Duisburg – Antwerp connection
Austria’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is launching a new direct connection between Duisburg and Antwerp. Round trips will take place twice a week and are…
New rail services
Antwerp enriched with two new international rail freight services
Antwerp will be the starting point for two new international rail freight services. XPO Logistics is launching a new multimodal route from Antwerp to Istanbul,…
A deeper Felixstowe poses challenges for rail freight
The Port of Felixstowe, Britain’s busiest intermodal port and rail freight terminal, just got bigger. Work has been completed to deepen the approach channels and…
DB Cargo puts transformers on the rail from Italy to Belgium
DB Cargo transported transformers from the rail terminal in Desio, near Milan, Italy, to Vilvoorde, near Brussels, Belgium. The initiative was carried out in collaboration…
Flemish ‘Bomb Railway’ cleared from ammunition
The first day of the extended Ascension Day weekend was by far the most exciting moment for the Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel this year. The…
Neutral shunting services in Antwerp-North mean ‘level playing field for all’
The marshalling yard at Antwerp-North, Belgium, applies a new model for shunting operations. A collaboration between the port of Antwerp-Bruges, Lineas, Railport Antwerp and Infrabel…
Hupac to launch new Antwerp-Duisburg connection
Hupac will launch a new rail connection between the Antwerp Combinant terminal and two terminals in Duisburg. The new service will be inaugurated on Monday…
First frigo trailer on Belgium-Spain train opens new business for Hupac
The connection between Antwerp’s Combinant terminal and the Barcelona El Morrot terminal has a new component. Hupac dispatched a P400 frigo trailer for the first…
Hupac to launch new shuttle train between Belgium and Poland
Hupac will launch a new shuttle train service between Belgium and Poland. Starting on 8 November, three weekly trains will connect the Combinant Terminal in…
MSC establishes Medway Belgium to expand rail freight in northern Europe
Shipping giant MSC has started a recruitment campaign for a new railway company in Belgium under the name Medway. In Portugal, Spain and Italy, MSC…
Contargo launches another seaport shuttle
Contargo is launching a new shuttle between its terminal in Frankfurt and Antwerp. The weekly service will start on Monday 4 April with the first…
Rail freight industry Belgium presents Rail Roadmap 2030
More than twenty organisations in Belgium, including the Flemish ports, Infrabel and VBO, have presented the Rail Roadmap 2030. In this document they indicate which…