China-UK on the rails

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On 18 January, London became the 15th European city to be linked by trans-Asia rail intermodal landbridge services with China. The latest Si...

Long Beach plans rail expansion

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The Port of Long Beach has released a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a proposed Pier B on-dock Rail Support Facility. Currently...

Eurotunnel quitting UK rail?

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Eurotunnel Group (GET) has received a binding and irrevocable offer from Swedish private investor fund EQT Infrastructure II to acquire the ...

China-Netherlands rail link

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The first direct rail shuttle between China and the Netherlands was launched by the Chinese rail operator CDiRS in June, and, in a new state...

Bimodal for South Africa

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Boston (Mass), US-based Rail-Runner NA, Inc. has reported that in September its South Africa unit, RailRunner SA (RRSA), signed a 20-year ag...

GE to invest in Nigeria rail networks

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Boston (US)-based General Electric is close to signing a concession agreement with the Nigerian government that would entail the industrial ...

PSA goes inland in China

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PSA International has invested in a Sino-Foreign joint venture, with a mandate from the Chinese government to develop and operate 18 rail co...

Tazara chief seeks private funds

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The managing director of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara), Bruno Ching’andu, has called on the private sector to support its...

Wuhan to Lyon by rail

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Geodis, part of French Railways through SNCF Logistics, is organising intermodal trains from Wuhan (central China) to Lyon (France) for Kapo...

Zimbabwe trucking crackdown

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While many African governments are trying to encourage the movement of freight by rail, rather than road, the government of Zimbabwe is plan...

Reefer boxes by rail

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RZD Logistics and Transcontainer, affiliates of Russian Railways (RZD), have begun testing door-to-door reefer container services....

BNSF appeals ruling

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BNSF Railway has announced that, together with the Port of Los Angeles, it is appealing a court ruling that requires the City of Los Angeles...

Clothes on the rails

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Rail Solutions International, part of Germany-based Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, has extended its Europe-Asia service portfolio with a new ...

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