Corona not to blame for decline in freight volume 
In H1/2020, Operail generated an operating income of EUR 31.8 million, which is 16% less than in the same period 2019. Net profit was at EUR 1.8 million compared to EUR 5.5 million in 2019. However, Operail’s wagon rental business showed a significant increase: income from... more
Swiss intermodal operator adds capacity
Hupac responds to rising demand for intermodal connections from/to south-east Europe by increasing the frequency between Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Vienna in Austria starting from week 39. This direct rail service will also offer seamless ongoing connections to Hungary... more
New shuttle connects Norway and Sweden
A new weekly rail shuttle service is now in operation, providing Oslo and Norway with a rapid, dependable, climate-smart link to the Port of Gothenburg. The service can transfer 2,000 trucks from road to rail, with a resulting reduction in carbon emissions of over 700,000 kg... more
Three locomotives for Finland
The Lübeck Port Company in Germany recently refitted three Vectron locomotives, each one 90 t in weight and 19,044 x 3,046 x 44,00 mm in size. The three locomotives travelled “on their own axles mounted on adapter bogies” from the Bavarian plant in Munich to the Seelandkai... more
Rail logistics as driving force
By realigning its business model, German railfreight company DB Cargo hopes to return to renewed growth. Nine months after assuming her new position, member of the management board for freight transport Dr. Sigrid Nikutta has now submitted a green concept for the future. She... more
VTG expands presence in Russia
After many years of an indirect presence relying on cooperation with agents, VTG will now take sole responsibility for managing and implementing all its tank container operations in Russia and the Baltics as from September 2020. Specifically, the company will use the... more
Four railways show the way
Four major railfreight companies came together at Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) with their electric and hybrid locomotives to support the decarbonisation of the logistics supply chain network. The event coincided with the launch of the Scottish government's... more
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