Metrans: ‘starting point for 2024 is not very positive’
Rail freight operations costs for logistics giant Metrans are expected to increase with the new year. The main reasons underlined by the company’s CEO Peter…
Electricity prices in France will multiply by 8.5
SNCF Réseau will increase the electricity prices in France, from 56 euros/MWh in 2021 to 473,51 euros/MWh in 2023, which equals to an 8,5 fold…
CER says outlook electricity prices is worrying for rail companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has called on EU member states to intervene on behalf of railway companies when it comes…
Rail unions raise their voices on increasing electricity prices
ERFA, UIP, and UIRR urged the EU to activate “an emergency intervention to address high energy prices that will be applied to traction electricity used…
Hungarian track access charges could be reduced by 40%
The Hungarian government has proposed a 40 per cent reduction of track access charges on the national railway network. This would be realised by a…
Energy prices reach new record high, this is how rail freight adapts
With energy prices hitting new record highs in May, rail freight carriers face new challenges to keep their costs in check. Surcharges have become inevitable,…
Rail freight volumes still in Covid mode says CER
The European rail freight volumes have not fully recovered from the losses caused by the two-year-long Covid pandemic. Despite fluctuations from time to time, rail…
Bulgaria looks at cutting tax from energy rates transport
Bulgaria wants an exemption from levying excise duties on electricity and natural gas, in an attempt to soften the impact of high fuel prices on…
Metrans introduces fuel surcharge for transport within port terminals
Metrans has introduced another fuel surcharge from 1 April for freight transport within the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp. However, instead of surcharging rail services,…
80% price increase for electricity puts Spanish railway firms in trouble
Spanish railway undertakings have raised their concern over the unprecedented increase in its operating costs, as a result of the high electricity prices. They have…
German rail transport association against proposed fuel tax reductions
Allianz pro Schiene, Germany’s not-for-profit rail transport association, on Tuesday called upon the Germany government not to go ahead with a reduction in fuel tax,…
Hungarian traction rates ‘higher than expected’
Traction prices of rail freight in Hungary are going to be higher than estimated. The high prices are a direct result of the rising energy…