It’s official: COSCO becomes shareholder of terminal in Hamburg
The German federal government approved the entrance of COSCO as a shareholder of the HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT). As HHLA explained, the terminal will…
Black Forest Terminal opens in German Horb
A new multimodal terminal was opened in Horb, Germany, near Stuttgart. The Black Forest Terminal, as it is named, will for now launch train services…
COSCO will enter Hamburg, but only as a minority shareholder
COSCO will only be allowed to buy 24,9 per cent of the shares of the Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), in the port of Hamburg, so…
COSCO will not own the port of Hamburg, HHLA guarantees
COSCO is about to finalise the acquisition of 35 per cent shares of the Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), managed by HHLA. This procedure has been…
COSCO at Tollerort: Hamburg says yes, German government says no
Robert Habeck, the German minister of economy, asked to halt COSCO’s rise in the port of Hamburg. The Chinese company is, in fact, about to…
Maglev freight trains: ‘it will work, but it won’t be easy’
The realisation of maglev freight trains is possible, but it won’t be easy. This was said by the International Maglev Board (IMB). The board underlines…
Duisport and Port of Hamburg here to stay on the Silk Road
Germany and the Silk Road have a long-standing tradition. It started when the first Eurasian train departed Chongqing in Southeast China on 19 March 2011,…
Port chaos in Europe keeps rail freight operations on the edge
Hamburg and Bremerhaven ports still face chaos following continuous strikes and infrastructure issues, causing “disastrous consequences” to operators like METRANS. As if that was not…
Strikes, storms and construction: rail struggles to find its way to German ports
Rail terminals in the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven are reaching full capacity leading to unforeseen train delays of up to 48 hours and cancellations.…
METRANS connects Prague-Wilhelmshaven responding to congested ports
A new intermodal connection between the port of Wilhelmshaven in Northern Germany and the METRANS terminal in Prague will commence on 3 July. The operator,…
LTG Infra will manage Lithuanian Railways terminals from now on
The Lithuanian rail infrastructure manager LTG Infra will be responsible for managing and developing the country’s rail freight terminals starting from 1 June. This is…
Port of Hamburg stops receiving export trains ‘until further notice’
The port of Hamburg experiences disruptions with its rail freight services. The German port cannot receive any more export trains for the time being due…