Aviation fuel goes by rail

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A new block train service carrying aviation kerosene for worldwide courier company DHL has been launched in Germany by rail carrier RAIL4CHE...

…sets new records

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With 612,488 shipments, almost 100,000 more than in 2005 and twice as many as eight years ago, Swiss-based UIRR operator Hupac notched a new...

Sixth operator in France

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After EWS International, Véolia Transports (Connex Rail), SNCB Rail4Chem, and Europorte 2 (Eurotunnel), a sixth company has now obtained a ...

Logport 2 launched

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Not only are all the existing container terminals in Duisburg being enlarged (see last month’s WorldCargo News, p19), but the port has ann...

Hupac tops 0.5M consignments

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Traffic handled by Swiss-based UIRR operator Hupac last year rose by 15.9% to 519,160 truck consignments. The growth was facilitated by the ...

Mixed results for French ports

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Container traffic at France’s two main container ports, Le Havre and Marseille-Fos, fell slightly last year, due mainly to social unrest a...

Rail4chem in the money

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Bertschi, Hoyer and VTG have agreed to increase the share capital of their jointly-owned rail operator rail4chem from €1 mill to €5 mill...

It’s a Bull market

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“European Bulls,” an alliance of private European rail freight companies, has been set up in Rotterdam. Its members are Comsa Rail Trans...

Rail4chem sets up Dutch subsidiary

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Following the acquisition of Dutch private rail operator Shortlines, Rail4chem Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft mbH, the BASF/VTG-Lehnkering/Ho...

Three lining up in France

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Three rail freight operators are looking for licences in France under EU open access rules - Rail4Chem, DLC and Connex-Cargo. They are all i...

Playing hardball on the rails

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Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG)'s bid to take over Stinnes AG (Schenker) has been successful and independent German rail operators will be even m...

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