Last mile service for pipe transport 
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) is transporting steel pipes for the building of the gas mains in the Samara Region in Russia. As part of this project, the logistics provider offers a “last mile” service comprising the reception of freight at the Syzran 1 station, the... more
Technology promotes sustainable deployment
Railway company Jaeger Bernburg in Germany is using technology developed by Swiss start-up Nexxiot to digitalise its fleet and make the deployment of its rolling stock more cost-effective and sustainable. The cooperation focuses on equipping the rolling assets with IoT... more
Powered by 100% green electricity
DB Cargo is consistently setting its signals to green. With a symbolic container campaign in major German cities and on motorways, the German railfreight company presented its new climate goals to the general public on Earth Day, yesterday, 22 April. DB Cargo wants to become... more
Cargo railways fined for antitrust offences
The European Commission has fined rail companies ÖBB, DB and SNCB a total of EUR 48 million for breaching EU antitrust rules. The companies participated in a customer allocation cartel, which concerned cross-border rail cargo transport services, conducted by their freight... more
CN outbids CPR
Canadian National Railways (CN) has made a superior proposal to combine with Kansas City Southern (KCS). With USD 325 per KCS share, the bid represents a 21% premium over the implied value of Canadian National Railways' (CP) transaction and rates KCS at an enterprise value of US... more
More rail connections in Norway
Freja in Alesund (Norway) is expanding its network with new options for railfreight. On 25 April, the transport company will launch a daily train connection on the Rauma rail line between Andalsnes and Oslo. The multimodal operator, headquartered in Denmark, opened its... more
Rail service for Indian car manufacturer
In order to meet increasing demand from India's automotive sector, Maersk and its partner, intermodal operator Gateway Rail, have launched an "automotive express" service. This new train runs weekly from the Garhi Harsaru Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Gurugram to... more
Train frequency doubled
DFDS is expanding its intermodal networks between Germany and Italy in cooperation with Cobantur Boltas and Prime Rail. The company has added another round trip to the Nuremberg – Trieste section in order to raise the frequency to two trains per week, effective immediately.... more
Asia-Europe rail service added
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has launched a new intermodal solution between Asia and Europe combining both sea and rail services departing from China, Korea and Japan Russia to Europe. The train runs through Russia, passing Vladivostok and Vostochniy with further... more
Expansion pays off
Container transit on the Russian Railways' network along the China – Europe – China route increased by a factor of 2.2 in Q1/2021 compared to the same period last year, rising to 162,600 teu. Shipments of loaded containers increased by a factor of 2.1 to 151,500 teu, which... more