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Adif president Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña has resigned, a day after Transport Minister Óscar Puente quit over the deadly Urda high-speed crash. With Spain’s rail leadership upended just weeks before the 29 November snap election, what does the shake-up mean for freight, from Adif’s new 2026–2030 funding deal to the R…
A one-day general strike in France today over the rising cost of living is expected to bring some disruption to rail freight, according to one major operator. The strike is expected to be particularly widespread across the French rail network and also highly-localised in certain areas such as the Greater Paris region,…
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that November’s matches will be his last for Portugal, ending a 23-year international career with 234 appearances and 146 goals.
Customs officers at Tashkent International Airport uncovered attempts to smuggle undeclared jewellery weighing around 691 grams and valued at over 1 billion soums.
Uzbek customs officers found 613 nicotine pouches concealed beneath confectionery products in a Damas vehicle. Their estimated value is 65 million soums.
Combined transport (CT) volumes in Europe fell by 1.23% in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to UIRR. After a brief stabilisation in the spring, the sector is back in negative territory, and its members now expect a negative business climate for the next 12 months. UIRR said in…
National rail operator Ukrainian Railways (UZ) could end 2026 with a net loss of up to 18 billion hryvnia (about €355 million). Despite more optimistic forecasts in summer, a sharp fall in freight volumes has led to a deterioration in UZ’s business. In summer, UZ still expected a net loss of 10 to 12 billion hryvnia (…
Karshi plans to concrete the Chap Tarmoq canal and develop nearby public spaces, improving irrigation for 1,400 hectares and creating recreation areas for local residents.
“I was told in parliament the other day that the rail freight companies are, quote, ‘not in the most organised shape to drive growth’ – and I disagree”, the UK Minister of Transport Peter Hendy said. At the unveiling of Freightliner’s new logo and loco, Hendy underlined the importance of private players and the need f…
Karshi plans to build a new kindergarten for 360 children and fully renovate School No. 43, including upgrades to heating, classrooms and laboratories.
Germany’s rail freight operators are demanding federal compensation for diversions forced by the Generalsanierung corridor renovation programme, which they estimate will cost more than €100 million this year. Their association Die Güterbahnen wants around €15 per train-km and penalties for DB InfraGO’s overruns paid t…
Swedish transport administrator Trafikverket has picked the cheapest alternative improve traffic along the Norrbothnia Line, a missing link along the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. The decision follows an order from the government to rein in costs on the line’s unbuilt northern section. The Swedish transpo…
The Bulgarian government is looking to put more grain on freight trains amid worries concerning the recent attack on Black Sea ports. Around five million tonnes of Bulgarian wheat risk remaining unsold, with vessels refusing to use the countries’ ports to avoid risk of being bombed. Sofia’s ministries of transport and…
AD Ports Group and HYT Capital plan to develop Uzbekistan into a regional trade and logistics hub through transport corridors, terminals and digital services.
Türkiye is not exactly known for having a bustling and thriving rail freight industry. Regardless, its rail sector seems to be on a modest growth trajectory with major infrastructure projects and a recently liberalised market. RailFreight.com spoke with the country’s first private operator, Körfez Ulaştırma, about its…
It’s proving very difficult to clear the 23 October Barking derailment. The intermodal freight train that came off the rails, blocking the East London station, has done more damage than originally estimated. Recovery and restoration, according to stakeholders, will take until at least next week. However, 10 November i…
Italy’s draft budget law for 2027 allocated €5.43 billion to the national rail network over the next two years. The funds will be sent to infrastructure manager RFI, with the Terzo Valico project getting the largest share of the funds with €1.6 billion. According to article 77 of the bill, the ‘Services’ part of the p…
Tashkent is hosting the third Central Asia-China civil aviation conference, focusing on regional cooperation, air transport liberalisation and the Air Silk Road initiative.
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are planning a joint intermodal terminal at the Baku International Sea Trade Port. In addition, the two countries want to launch regular high-capacity ferry services between the ports of Alat and Kuryk, dubbed “Superferry” in Azerbaijan. Both projects target freight on the Middle Corridor. Th…
The opening of Portugal’s new Évora–Caia line has slipped once again, this time to 2028, and the first casualty is already known. MSC has reportedly suspended the daily Medway freight service between the port of Sines and Seville, taking around 50,000 containers a year to a Spanish port instead. “Unfortunately, we fou…
Maersk is launching a block train between Haparanda, on the Swedish–Finnish border, and APM Terminals Gothenburg. The service offers businesses in Finland and Northern Sweden an alternative to the conventional feeder route across the Baltic Sea. The first train is scheduled for 5 November. Logistics giant Maersk is ta…