RAIL CONNECTIONS

Lineas doubles its train capacity to reduce Oosterweel traffic jams

To lessen the impact of the Oosterweel works on Belgian mobility, rail freight operator Lineas is doubling the capacity on its trains in and out of Antwerp. This doubling means the number of containers that can be removed from traffic and put on the railways will increase from 2,600 to 5,300 a week.

Lineas is increasing the capacity on the lines from Antwerp to La Louvière, Genk and Zeebrugge, and is also establishing new connections to Terneuzen and Ghent. These ‘Oosterweel trains’ link the...

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New venture to enhance multimodal transport options at Shanghai Port

A joint venture focusing on multimodal transport is being established this month at the port of Shanghai, as part of efforts to increase transport efficiency and lower carbon emissions, according to a top company executive.

“Sea and rail transport should have played a greater role in container shipping. But it has grown slowly due to the insufficient railway network at Shanghai’s major port area of Waigaoqiao and Yangshan. We expect to expand the ocean-rail transportation volume to 80,000 TEUs...

https://container-news.com/venture-enhance-multimodal-transport-options-shanghai-port/

New rail connection for fresh produce

CoolRail, a new direct rail connection set up especially for fresh produce, will be launched on 6 May. This temperature-controlled train will be transporting cargo between Valencia and Rotterdam three times a week. While transporting products to the Netherlands takes just as long via the new rail connection as road haulage, trains are far more sustainable – with a CO2 reduction of 70 to 90% compared to trucks. CoolRail is an initiative of Euro Pool System, which provides logistics services and...

https://container-news.com/rail-connection-fresh-produce/

Port of Rotterdam Authority launches OnTrack

Article by Port of Rotterdam 

Over 250 international rail connections run to and from the port of Rotterdam. As a relatively sustainable form of transport, rail is becoming increasingly important for transporting cargo between the Port of Rotterdam and its hinterland. In order to make rail transport to the hinterland even more efficient, the Port of Rotterdam Authority recently developed a new application called OnTrack. This device offers real-time insight into rail freight flows within the...

https://container-news.com/port-rotterdam-authority-launches-ontrack/

Port of Koper keeps gaining Austrian boxes

The Austrian economy is interested in even closer cooperation with the northern Adriatic

At the business meeting (March 19) held in Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve near Koper, 26 Austrian companies active in the logistics, transport, IT and civil engineering sectors took part. Some of them were interested in expanding their business whereas others already make up the northern Adriatic logistics network. According to the data published each year by the logistics magazine Verkehr, the Austrian...

https://container-news.com/port-koper-keeps-gaining-austrian-boxes/

Rotterdam-Coevorden rail shuttle expanded

Coevorden fulfils a crucial role in rail freight transport between Rotterdam and the European hinterland. The Drenthe fortified town has direct connections to both the German and the Dutch rail network, making the rail shuttle between the Port of Rotterdam and the Euroterminal in Coevorden extremely popular. The train frequency increased to three times per week in both directions on 9 December.

The Euroterminal Emmen-Coevorden-Hardenberg, owned by Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG, is becoming more...

http://container-news.com/rotterdam-coevorden-rail-shuttle-expanded/

Port of Melbourne to deliver a real rail solution

Farmers, exporters and importers will see real benefits from the delivery of a real rail solution at the Port of Melbourne.

Port of Melbourne CEO, Brendan Bourke, welcomed the State and Federal Government’s Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN) funding announcement that will improve rail connections to the Port of Melbourne.

Mr Bourke also commended the Victorian Government’s public commitment to work with the Port of Melbourne on its proposal to progress a comprehensive ‘on dock’ rail solution,...

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