Antwerp as a multimodal freight village 
The Belgian chemical industry federation Essenscia and railfreight operator Lineas recently presented the findings of their less-than-wagon-load research project to promote the shift of cargo to the railways.The study looked at developing the Antwerp main hub into a true... more
Rail Baltica: Kaunas rail node progresses
The Lithuanian ministry of transport and communications, LTG Infra and the Spanish service provider Ardanuy have signed a contract for the preparation of engineering infrastructure development plans for the Kaunas railway node of the Rail Baltica project. The contract is... more
Birsterminal – Added mobility on the quays 
Government measures to contain Covid-19 have not prevented many major projects from being completed. In April Birsterminal, one of the hubs on the Rhine where the river’s inland barge navigability ends, opened a new heavylift platform recently. Mobile cranes enable inland barges... more
Asia-Europe intermodal service now run weekly
In July 2019, the first cargo left the Russian Far East on A.P. Moller - Maersk’s AE19 service, an intermodal product between Asia and Europe. Now, just over a year later, the combined ocean-rail product becomes a permanent weekly service. The service is based on a short-sea... more
Automotive specialist expands in Maghreb region
Gefco Group has completed its acquisition of GLT, the Europe-Morocco transport specialist. This move will enable Gefco to strengthen its position in the region while expanding its portfolio, particularly in the automotive, fashion and retail sectors. Founded in 1998, GLT is... more
Australia celebrates first section of Inland Rail
Construction on the first section of Australia’s Inland Rail, a 1,727 km railfreight corridor connecting Melbourne and Brisbane, has been completed. The first of total 13 stretches of the AUD 10 billion (EUR 6.2 billion) mega project connects Parkes and Narromine in NSW West... more
Ten trains per week help to build HS2 in UK
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Rail Stone Solutions (RSS) won two contracts to support construction on the first phase of HS2. The deals, with HS2 contractors EKFB and BBV, will see GBRf join forces with RSS to deliver aggregates by rail to the high speed rail project’s main... more
Ministers’ opposition
The EU’s latest transport measures – aka the mobility package I – represent an overdue reform of Europe’s transport industry for some. Others consider it protectionism against Central / Eastern Europe hauliers, with questionable ecological / economics consequences. more
Port of Valencia upgrades rail access
The JV of Ardanuy Ingeniería and Gesman has been contracted by the Port Authority of Valencia, Spain, to implement the track duplication and third rail project between the Poniente and Levante piers. These works are part of the connecting Europe facility-connect Valenciaport... more
Polish forwarder purchases 1,000 flat cars
Russian manufacturer UWC and Laude Smart Intermodal in Poland have signed a contract on the development and supply of 1,000 flat cars for the transportation of containers along the Russia–Poland transport corridor. The model 13-6724 is the first flat car on the 1,520 mm... more