Can this new online platform turn more cargo to rail?
The shift2030 initiative claims to have launched the tool that will allow more shippers and logistics service providers to turn to rail freight. The MATCH2RAIL…
Hupac achieves 14,5 per cent growth in traffic volumes
The first half of 2021 is very positive for Hupac. The Swiss-based company achieved a 14,5 per cent increase in traffic volumes compared to the…
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…
Digital tool ensures safety for pocket wagons with semi-trailers
VTG and Nexxiot are testing a kingpin monitor for semi-trailers on pocket wagons. The safety solution comprises a sensor application that will enable checking semi-trailers…
Hupac standardises longer transalpine trains in 2022
Next year will be the starting point for the use of longer trains in Hupac’s transalpine routes. A standard train length of 690 metres via…
RCG’s Wörgl-Trento ROLA service goes daily
After some complete suspension periods, Rail Cargo Group’s Rolling Road (ROLA) service between Wörgl in Austria and Trento in Northern Italy is getting back on…
EU/US alliance: ‘intermodal transport vital for competition’
A concerted effort to promote intermodality is key to increasing competitiveness and cutting carbon emissions, says a new transatlantic rail and road alliance. The International…
Test run success for Russia-Vietnam intermodal service
A Russia-to-Vietnam rail partnership has successfully tested a pilot intermodal service, marking a new international transport corridor. RZD Logistics, the freight arm of Russian Railways,…
Intermodal success in 2017 for Contship Italia Group
A rise in intermodal rail business last year by Italian operator, Contship Italia Group, came against the backdrop of an overall fall in freight volumes…
Intermodal specialist Ekol expands into Sweden
Turkish-based intermodal specialist Ekol Logistics plans to increase the frequency of its Scandinavia-bound train cargoes after opening a new division in Sweden. Ekol Nordics marks…
Transmec Group invests heavily in new intermodal fleet and services
Transmec Group is investing six million Euros in the expansion of its 600-strong intermodal fleet and launching new pan-European rail freight services to meet growing…
EU project for ‘real time’ sharing of freight train ETAs
The Royal Dutch Transport association (KNV), which represents rail freight employers, is to lead a Europe-wide project on the real-time exchange of data on the arrival…