China - Europe: rail takes the lead 
The accident of the freighter "Ever Given" in the Suez Canal also posed delivery problems for the Fressnapf Group, which specialises in pet supplies. The company reacted quickly and for the first time dispatched a 42-container-long train from the Chinese... more
Turbo for Bulgarian trade
Instead of gradually developing a small branch, the agreement with a powerful partner company pays off more quickly: with this strategy, the Austrian Schwarzmüller Group has changed its business policy in Bulgaria; it has given up its location in Sofia and signed an exclusive... more
Increasing demand and investment
German trailer manufacturer Kögel has begun 2021 with a strong tailwind, with incoming orders from January to March totalling 6,978 vehicles. This is 137% more than in the same period of the previous year. With 4,088 units, demand for new vehicles in Q1/ 2021 was particularly... more
Fit for European cross-border traffic
French manufacturer Alstom is equipping DB Cargo freight locomotives with modern ETCS signalling technology. This will enable them to continue operating in Belgium and the Netherlands when the lines are upgraded to ETCS for the time table changes in 2024/25 (Belgium) and 2025/26... more
LCL-hub connected to Ethiopian Djibouti Railway
In Ethiopia, Ceva Logistics and its JV partner MACCFA Freight Logistics have opened a new less-than-container load (LCL) facility and container freight station within the Modjo Dry Port, 70 km from the county's capital Addis Ababa. The 1,000 sqm facility has three loading docks... more
Daily train connections for Maersk
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a two-year deal with Danish company A.P. Moller-Maersk, one of the world's largest container shipping lines and vessel operators. The contract represents the first rail collaboration between the two companies in UK. The new service will... more
Roadmap towards carbon neutrality
Decarbonising the road sector, which comprises more than 65 million heavy-duty vehicles and accounts for 2.5% of global CO₂ emissions, is an essential step towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Now the road transport industry has launched the global Green Compact, a paper... more
Change of perspective required
Hupac expects further significant growth in combined transport in the coming years. With the European Green Deal, greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector are to be reduced by 90% and railfreight traffic volumes doubled by 2050. However, in order to shift more... more
Green transport option in Ireland
At the end of June, the Irish Railway Iarnrod Eireann and transport company XPO Logistics will launch a new twice-weekly railfreight service in each direction between Ballina, Co Mayo and Waterford Port. The new rail service will offer Irish industry a greener and more... more
New rail technology in Eastern Russia
Russian Railways (RZD) is equipping locomotives in Eastern Russia with virtual coupling for synchronised freight train driving. With the new technology, the coordination of the locomotive driving modes takes place via a secure digital radio channel. Currently, over 300... more