rail services

GEODIS reduces the carbon footprint

GEODIS reduces the carbon footprint of road freight between Germany and Spain

Since February of this year, GEODIS has been running a new rail-road line for freight transport between Hendaye (French-Spanish border) and Metz (French-German border). Since this summer, five to six trains per week have been using this route. Combined with a local “door-to-door” service, this alternative offering reduces congestion on European roads as well as the carbon footprint of freight on this corridor.

This new...

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New rail connection between Cervignano and Rostock

Port of Trieste is expanding its connection with the Northern European markets. In Friuli Venezia Giulia, a new rail link has been inaugurated between the Cervignano transit center in the province of Udine and Rostock. The Austrian transport company truck Walter is responsible for the transport of goods on the Adriatic-Baltic axis.

The German logistics and rail transport company Kombiverkehr is providing a 550-meter train, which will run the 1,300-kilometer route in both directions three times a...

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New rail services in Egypt

Chairman of the Egyptian National Railway Authority Ashraf Raslan announced on Monday (Oct. 15) that the authority will conduct travels to transport containers through cargo trains for the first time from Ain Sokhna port to Al Roubiki station at the 10th of Ramadan city.

As part of the TRA’s plan to maximize the role of rail transport during the upcoming stage to develop the authority’s revenues through the optimal utilization of the cargo fleets, the first container-loaded train began on...

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Samskip launches new rail service

Officially launched on October 17, the connection sees trains depart from Melzo east of Milan three times a week, to be ready for unloading along 750m intermodal rail tracks inside TMA Logistics’ Holland Cargo Terminal (HCT), Amsterdam 24 hours later. As well as avoiding the driver delays increasingly affecting European road transport, arrivals in Amsterdam coincide with Samskip shortsea departures to Hull, creating a seamless multimodal option to minimise post-Brexit border control issues.

The...

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Puget Sound needs rail infrastructure investments

If the Puget Sound region wants to continue its success as a leader in trade, then it must continue to make early investments in rail infrastructure projects. That is one key takeaway from the Seattle Community Rail Briefing co-hosted by Keep Washington Competitive (KWC) and the Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) this week.

Two representatives from the rail and shipping industries spoke about increasing the efficiency of infrastructure and the need to ensure that local, state and...

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Rail connection between Rotterdam and Budapest

Budapest is really taking off as logistics hub. Industry is expanding in the Hungarian capital city and it is a perfect operational base for further transportation of freight by train or truck to Eastern Europe. This is the reason behind the first direct shuttle between Rotterdam and Budapest. The new Rail Cargo Operator (RCO) train connection enables containers from the Port of Rotterdam to reach Budapest within thirty hours.

The idea for the new shuttle arose when transport companies from...

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Mombasa port, double-stacked trains to Nairobi

SGR Yesterday, the maiden double-stack train snaked its way from Mombasa to Nairobi’s Inland Container Depot (ICD). “KPA is proud to announce the commencement of double-stacked trains from the Port of Mombasa to the ICD Nairobi,” said Kenya Ports Authority MD Daniel Manduku yesterday.

Currently, each of the eight SGR freight trains transports 108 containers from Mombasa to Nairobi. Reports by KPA indicate that container off-take from the port to the ICD has registered tremendous growth,...

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DHL provides new Europe-Asia service

DHL now offers less-than-container load rail service from Europe to Asia
  • DHL Global Forwarding grows its rail freight capacity in the Belt and Road network
  • New weekly LCL service between Duisburg and Chengdu to meet increasing demand
  • Lead time of up to 29 days for LCL shipments door-to-door from Europe to China

The demand for rail freight capacity on the “New Silk Road” is continuously increasing, and this land connection is not a one-way street. Rail transport in the reverse direction,...

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POLB will upgrade its rail services

Pier B project would enhance train assembly, shift more cargo from trucks

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners recently approved an $870 million budget to build the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility. Designed to shift more shipping containers from trucks to rail, the facility will result in a more efficient and sustainable transfer of cargo, helping the Port of Long Beach to stay competitive and meet environmental targets.

No trucks would visit the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility,...

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