CMA CGM and GTS Rail go international with new joint venture
French shipping giant CMA CGM and Italian rail freight operator GTS Rail are establishing a new joint venture (JV) called European Container Network to take…
Switzerland and Italy to fund upgrade of key Rhine-Alpine section
The Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) launched a tender for 117 million euros, co-financed by Switzerland, to boost intermodality in northeastern Italy. More…
Decision for Rhine-Alpine alternative on Rhine left bank is now up to France
Pledges to find alternative rail freight routes along the left bank of the Rhine river have been discussed for a few months now due to…
The new basin at the port of Basel will have a railway section
Big changes are ahead for the port of Basel, Switzerland’s only access to the Rhine river and therefore a key point for developing the TEN-T…
A line in northwestern Italy might reopen because of rail freight
The railway line connecting Santhia and Arona, in northwestern Italy, is likely to be reopen after it ceased to be used in June 2012. The…
Port of Genoa: the Genoa Junction Project might be delayed one year
The Genoa Junction Project that will connect the port of Genoa to the TEN-T Rhine Alpine corridor may see its realisation delayed. The so-called Third…
Rhine-Alpine rail freight corridor could see longer trains by 2021
Longer freight trains could be operating on the vital Rhine-Alpine rail freight corridor by 2021, building on the ‘booming success’ of the route which saw…
German section of key Betuweroute freight link faces delays
The German section of the vital Betuweroute freight line faces a significant delay, the Dutch Transport Secretary Sharon Dijksma has said. In a letter to…