UPS and CargoBeamer expand partnership with new test service
CargoBeamer and UPS are cooperating on an intermodal service connecting Italy to Greece. The two companies ran a successful test which entailed rail transport between…
Greek railway accident: more evidence surface over ‘lost container’
The investigation into the fatal railway accident involving a passenger and freight train in Greece a year ago continues on three fronts. Some of the…
A year after the Greek tragedy: Mystery covers freight train’s load
It has been something more than a year since the late night of 28 February 2023, when Greece experienced the deadliest railway accident of its…
Kombiverkehr increases connections to Greece and Turkey via Trieste
The beginning of 2024 brings more frequent connections between Germany, Greece and Turkey via the Italian port of Trieste. Kombiverkehr increases its rail services between…
‘Chinese investments in EU infrastructure need to be better understood’
The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) commissioned a study on Chinese investments in non-maritime infrastructure in Europe and the possible risks they might…
Greece: 23 suspects charged with breaching rail signalling contracts
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Greece has charged 23 suspects, 18 of whom are public officials, for crimes related to the execution of…
Freight is back on track in Greece after three-month hiatus
Rail freight services via the central Greek railway axis have recommenced after three months of immobility. The track connecting the port of Piraeus to the…
Piraeus sends containers to Rijeka as Greek rail is far from operational
One of the main concerns resulting from the Greek rail network’s destruction by the floods of early September was the supply chain between the port…
‘Track rebuilding time and costs terrify me’, states Greek Deputy Transport Minister
Reconstructing the heavily damaged Greek railway network after the floods of early September is a terrifying task for the Greek Deputy Infrastructure and Transport Minister,…
Greek rail damage costs rise to 160 million euros, repairs to last a year
The initial assessment concerning the damages on the Greek railway network after the floods belongs to the past. A new assessment draws an even gloomier…
Greece: 50 km of destroyed tracks require 50 million euro investments
The aftermath of Storm Daniel in Greece last week is becoming all the more visible. The central north-south Greek railway axis has been impacted heavily,…
Floods put Greece underwater, Piraeus stranded from rail services
Greece is experiencing one of the worst floods in its modern history, with storm ‘Daniel’ putting several parts of the country underwater and with people…