Fresh UK freight statistics contain food for thought
Despite the praise rightly heaped on rail freight operators for keeping the essential supplies flowing, the April-July statistics make grim reading for the sector. Official…
Frozen seafood transported to China tests positive with coronavirus
The concern that the coronavirus could be transported via frozen food has once again risen in China, now that some positive samples of seafood were…
UK ends franchising passenger traffic, what does it mean for freight?
The UK government has announced this morning that it will support the passenger network for at least the next 18 months. This means that it…
New Silk Road work practices are a success story
European freight operators and logistics companies, with interests all along the New Silk Road, have responded to the demands of the coronavirus pandemic. For many…
Logistics UK: rail freight drives pandemic recovery
Logistics UK, the new name for the Freight Transport Association, has been working hard to support the sector that has been supporting the UK economy…
US intermodal traffic ‘trending in right direction’
After a long period of negative sentiment, an upward trend was observed in the US. Intermodal traffic in the week ending 8 August saw the…
How companies deal with new pandemic consignment demands
Since roughly March this year rail freight companies have seen an increase in exceptional consignments. These include products that had to be transported specifically to…
‘Help Europe recover with user-pays, polluter-pays principles’
Europe’s economic recovery after COVID-19 must be green, also in transport. Transport should help finance the recovery, through application of user-pays and polluter-pays principles. This…
EU proposes waiving of track access charges as support measure
The European Commission has proposed a regulation that allows EU Member States to waive or reduce track access charges as well as reservation charges. This…
Scientists: European Silk Road should help recover Europe post-corona
A European Silk Road could contribute to the recovery of Europe after COVID-19. Alternatively, a network of high-speed railway lines should help restoring the continent.…
Trucks at Chinese-Kazakh border halted to prioritise rail freight
Severe congestion at the Kazakh-Chinese border has led to a halt of all truck traffic, in order to ensure the continuance of Europe-China rail. This…
New wave of coronavirus China could originate from imported salmon
The export of fresh products to China by train has not yet been restricted, but logistics providers are closely following the news about a new…