Britain’s intermodal traffic boxed in by container concerns
Disruptions to the international supply chain have put container traffic in a spin. Racking up storage fees may be welcome income for port operators, but…
Containerised hospital on tracks in Kazakhstan
KTZ Express, an intermodal subsidiary of Kazakhstan Railways, has contributed to fighting with the coronavirus in the country. It delivered to Almaty, the largest city…
Containerised bulk and liquids gain popularity on China-Russia route
Electronics, car parts or fast-moving consumer goods have already become common good on container trains between China and Russia. In order to increase and improve…
New intermodal record on Polish tracks
Despite the reduction of bulk volume, intermodal transportation on the Polish railway network is growing. In 2019 the overall rail freight traffic in the country…
China to develop container terminal in Croatia
After COSCO’s success in the Greek seaport of Piraeus, other Chinese companies are in the game for constructing and operating a new container terminal in…
Poland moving from coal to containers
The Polish economy is reducing the consumption of coal. This has a direct impact on the country’s rail freight sector. As a result, the carriers…
Gdansk and Piraeus most dynamic container ports in Europe
The seaports of Gdansk and Piraeus have shown enormous growth of container traffic in the last 13 years: by around 2,040 per cent and 312…
DP World acquires major container terminal in Ukraine
DP World will add a new container terminal to its network. The Dubai-based logistics group plans to purchase a majority stake of 51 per cent…
Will EU transit via Russia become possible in 2020?
Five months after lifting the ban on the transit of EU fresh products to third countries via Russia, transportation of this freight is still not…
New multimodal link from Duisburg to Sweden
Sweden will get a new regular rail-ferry-rail connection to the German intermodal hub of Duisburg. Two railway legs will be arranged by DB Cargo Scandinavia,…
Russia wants to connect China and Norway via Kaliningrad
Russian Railways (RZD) intends to launch a multimodal service from China to Norway and back. The rail freight connections via Russia will be combined with…
TransContainer gets new shareholder
TransContainer, the largest rail freight service provider in Russia, has been transferred to a new main shareholder. The company’s major stake previously held by Russian…