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…
HHLA Hamburg boards greenlight MSC investment, ‘business is safe’
The Executive and Supervisory boards of HHLA Hamburg have greenlit MSC’s offer to buy 49,9 per cent of the company’s stakes. Negotiations, including the two…
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RailFreight Webinars: The Hungarian Hotspot
In the past few years, Hungary has made a huge leap forward, in terms of infrastructure, facilities, and services. Hungary should take a central spot…
Another closure on the Elbe Valley causes headaches for companies
Apart from the planned closure of the Elbe Valley route between Czechia and Germany in late October, there will be another disruption on the corridor…
HHLA’s half-year performance follows general market downturn
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has recorded a drop in revenues and overall throughput in the first half of 2023. Specifically, the group noted…
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Join us for a visit to this fast-growing Silk Road hub
Have you always wanted to visit an intermodal terminal in the fast-growing rail freight hub of Budapest? On 1 December 2023, a site visit to…
Millions of kilometres and wear and tear: A locomotive repair guide
Millions of kilometres result in significant wear and tear for locomotives, so periodical repairs become essential to prolong the life of trains. 60 kilometres east…
Rail freight in Slovenia halted by ‘worst floods ever’
Slovenia is currently experiencing flooding, defined by Prime Minister Robert Golob as the biggest natural disaster ever in the country. As Slovenian Railways pointed out,…
Elbe Valley route closed for 10 days in October, freight will use alternatives
The route between Decin and Bad Schandau (Czechia-Germany), also known as the Elbe Valley route, will be closed for ten consecutive days between 17 and…
European rail freight companies unite against DB Netz’s cancellation fees
Seven of the largest rail freight companies in Europe are jointly asking German infrastructure manager DB Netz to review their cancellation fee that will be…
New Balkan rail links by METRANS now on the timetable
METRANS’ new rail links connecting its HUB terminal in Budapest with the port of Rijeka, Croatia and Indija, Serbia, have been activated. The connection with…
METRANS connects its ‘new’ Serbian terminal to Budapest
METRANS is launching a new connection between its rail terminal HUB in Budapest with its terminal in Indija, in northern Serbia. The German company has…