TX Logistik launches Duisburg-Sweden intermodal service for Samskip
A new intermodal rail connection between Duisburg in Germany and Katerineholm in Sweden was started in early April by TX Logistik. The railway company operates…
Pocket wagons return to Great Belt Bridge on the way to Sweden
Intermodal traffic to Sweden is picking up again, as more and more companies are finding the possibility to pass the Danish Great Belt Bridge. Trains…
TX Logistik adds more roundtrips between Germany-Sweden
TX Logistic upgrades its intermodal service between Kaldenkirchen in Germany and Malmö in Sweden. From 5 July, the service will run with five roundtrips per…
Combined transport scores positive results in Q1 of 2021 despite hurdles
The combined transport sector scored a positive performance in Q1 of 2021. Compared to the same period last year, traffic increased by 3,17 per cent.…
Breaking – Semi-trailer transport to resume in Denmark
According to the Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority, transportation of pocket wagons on semi-trailers can resume in Denmark from 20 April under very particular…
Rhine Valley closure reaches the European Union
Following a month of disruptions in the Rhine Valley after the rockslide on 15 March, railway undertakings (RU’s) decided to raise the matter on a…
Danish pocket wagon ban hits rail hard
The ban of pocket wagons on semi-trailers in Denmark is still ongoing, causing immense issues to the intermodal and broader rail freight sector. The ban…
‘After the Great Belt Bridge accident, everyone asked about our safety device’
On the railway line between Perpignan and Luxembourg, trains have to withstand wind currents up till 140 kmph. For the transport of semi-trailers, only the…
EU combined transport grows, still space for improvements
Combined transport in Europe presented a ten per cent increase during the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. The pre-Brexit…
Pocket wagon ban extends to all of Denmark
The Danish Accident Investigation Board (AIB) extended the ban on pocket wagons after the investigation of the safety incident on the Great Belt Bridge on…
Is the Great Belt Bridge a potential danger for pocket wagons?
Once again, pocket wagons with semi-trailers are banned from the Danish Great Belt Bridge, due to what was perceived as a potentially threatening situation. The…
Semi-trailers banned from Great Belt Bridge again
The Great Belt Bridge in Denmark has been closed for pocketwagons with semi-trailers. The reason is an almost accident, where a trailer threatened to drop…