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The German national rail freight operator DB Cargo is increasing its industrial transport capacity between Germany and Austria by up to 30%. It does so while operating the same number of trains. The so-called Distributed Power System (DPS) enables the capacity gain. DPS wirelessly connects the locomotive at the front …
The rail freight industry has had its say during an innovation panel discussion at Innotrans. A large variety of speakers, among which were ERFA President Maciej Gładyga, ERA Executive Director Oana Gherghinescu and Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking Executive Director Giorgio Travaini. All shared their views on the path…
With fuel prices soaring and demand from shippers increasing, French Basque Country-based haulier Transports Darrieussecq is reaping the benefits of its road to rail modal shift at the start of the decade via subsidiary Bleu Modal. Today, Bleu Modal has an annual turnover of €2.5 million carrying out 1,000-1,200 swap …
The government of Catalonia has announced plans to build four new rail freight terminals. Around a week after the announcement, the first one of these terminals is facing opposition. Local parties do not want the terminal in their neighbourhood. They fear that the area will serve as merely a logistical and industrial …
Rail Baltica needs more resources and a longer timeline for completion. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement on Tuesday, saying that the three countries need €10 billion to complete the standard-gauge railway. They also seem to be letting go of the original 2030 deadline. The future cross-Baltic rail…
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies will get a new Executive Director starting next year. Christine Stockhammer-Kostelka has been elected to the position earlier this week. She will succeed Alberto Mazzola, who has led the organisation since 2021. Stockhammer-Kostelka brings over twenty year…
Rail freight operator TX Logistik and manufacturer Greenbrier Europe have signed an agreement for the production and leasing of NIK lifting cradles. These were formerly known as NiKRASA and enable non-craneable semi-trailers to be transported by rail. Greenbrier Europe will manage production and leasing of the NIK pla…
ERTMS, the Digital Automatic Coupler, the Combined Transport and Capacity Regulations: those are just some of the big key topics for the European rail freight industry. That is for good reason. Yet, another but rarely mentioned foundational document for the sector is currently under review. It could overhaul the worki…
The European Network of Infrastructure Managers (ENIM) was established on 23 September at Innotrans. Mandated by the EU’s Capacity Regulation, ENIM provides a permanent platform for rail infrastructure managers to coordinate capacity planning, traffic management, and operational performance across the continent. The i…
Innotrans 2026 is in full swing in Berlin. On Tuesday 22 September, high-profile rail leaders came together for a summit. Among the speakers were Evelyn Palla, CEO of Deutsche Bahn (DB), as well as Oleksandr Pertsovskiy, CEO of Ukrainian Railways (UZ). Palla shared her plans for the future of German rail, whereas Pert…
Last week, RailFreight.com reported that a major project to drive the modal shift, with the creation of a combined transport terminal in Trélazé, near Angers, had been abandoned. Attention is now focused on an alternative location for the intermodal facility in western France, according to a source close to the matter…
Interest in Kyrgyzstan and its rail and logistics potential does not only come from China, but also from the United States. The publicly-owned rail freight operator KRG will receive 10 locomotives from US-based manufacturer Wabtec. “These locomotives are expected to be delivered to Kyrgyzstan by the end of 2027”, the …
The Spanish Council of Ministers agreed on a package worth €110 million over the next five years with state-owned Renfe. The funds will be allocated to both Renfe Mercancias and Renfe Viajeros. “This new agreement addresses the needs of the Armed Forces”, the Council said. In addition to the movement of personnel and …
Port of Moerdijk plans to launch a pilot starting in 2028 with a neutral rail feeder that centrally organises local rail transport in the port area. This should enable the number of rail movements to increase from approximately 50 to 150 per week without the need to build additional rail infrastructure. The port has b…
The railway networks of most European countries have been disregarded for decades, making them obsolete for the current needs of freight and passenger transport. With the beginning of the 21st century, and particularly in the past decade, the European Union has entered a new phase where rail is expected to play a prot…
Geographically massive with a mostly coastally-located population, Australia is a large market for rail freight. That may explain why both its infrastructure and operators are attracting attention from overseas investors. Australian federal and state governments are focusing now on intermodal terminals, port infrastru…
The German government is reportedly working on changing how single wagonload subsidies are being distributed. Rather than being based on planned services, the funds would be allocated according to actual operations carried out. This was confirmed by a spokesperson from the German ministry of transport to DVZ . The dev…
Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) received seven AC50-type diesel locomotives manufactured by China’s CRRC Ziyang. The two parties are now negotiating for an order for 14 additional units, ADY said. “The new locomotives will be used for freight transport along international transport corridors,” the company added. For example…
South Korea has been invited to invest in the Middle Corridor by Kazakhstan’s President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, at the first Central Asia-Republic of Korea Business Summit held in Seoul last week. “The Government of Kazakhstan will establish a portfolio of investment projects for Korean partners.” This builds on a stu…
The Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT), owned by COSCO, has obtained a Certified Receiver Licence from the Greek Customs Authority. This allows the company to speed up operations by moving customs procedures for transit cargo from the port to the end destination. In other words, the authorisation changes where the custo…
PKP Cargo has submitted its latest plan for repaying around €690m owed to creditors, after repeatedly delaying the terms of a deal intended to complete its restructuring and avoid bankruptcy. The proposal keeps most of the existing debt write-downs but adds a new offer to share half of any compensation recovered from …
Saudi Arabia is considering building a new freight railway that should connect an emerging Red Sea port. It is part of a major 500-billion-dollar regional economic diversification and development project. Part of the project is Oxagon, a “reimagined industrial city” according to the so-called Neom project. It will fea…
Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has awarded Knorr-Bremse what the supplier says is "Europe’s first commercial equipment contract for Digital Automatic Couplers (DAC)". The technology is expected to enter commercial freight operations in 2028. Knorr-Bremse announced the contract on Thursday, saying it would equip the R…
As of 2027, Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel “will take responsibility for capacity management, operational planning, access conditions, tariffs, IT systems and the overall management” at the Antwerp-North yard. State-owned operator Lineas, who has been carrying out these tasks since 2023, will remain the one p…
The Czech national rail freight operator ČD Cargo has managed to achieve a positive operating result in the first half of 2026. This follows a difficult financial year in 2025, when the operator made a loss of €155 million amid restructuring proceedings. ČD Cargo moved a total of 27.8 million tonnes of freight during …
Three years after a partial refurbishment at a cost of €17 million, the rail freight line linking Thouars and Niort, in western France, is no longer in use because of gradient issues, sparking claims of “a waste of public money.” The Thouars council will discuss the matter at a meeting on 24 September. Local authoriti…
DP World will restructure its Southampton Modal Shift Programme from 1 October, putting more of the available incentive behind rail operator performance. The maximum payment per eligible rail container will remain unchanged at £70, as the port seeks to push rail’s share of inland container movements beyond 30%. The pr…
DB Cargo is in a race against time to break-even. This is a requirement in an EU State Aid procedure against the company. By the end of this year, the freight operator needs to reach its financial goals, but that looks impossible now. Bernhard Osburg, CEO of DB Cargo, shared this view with German press agency dpa. The…
Deutsche Bahn has once again been forced to revise plans for a major corridor renovation, this time on Hannover–Berlin, after work on a parallel line fell behind schedule and eliminated a planned diversion route. The setback is the latest blow to the troubled Generalsanierung programme, which DB has now pledged to ove…
Kyrgyzstan plans to establish a logistics centre near its border with China, although few details remain available about the USD 100 million project. The country’s National Investment Agency and local company Textile Trans signed a memorandum on establishing the Sary-Tash international transport and logistics centre l…