Hupac steady in 2014

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Last year Swiss-based UIRR company Hupac transported 660,109 road shipments (approx. 1.32M TEU) by rail. While the core transalpine business...

MSC on the blocks

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MSC has extended the block train services it offers over Bremerhaven and Hamburg under the name, MSC Shuttles. Initially MSC started running...

Rail still off track

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Various South American countries have exciting plans to increase the use of rail for freight, but numerous stumbling blocks are putting off ...

Italian rail plans abound

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A number of new rail initiatives have come about in Italy recently, independently of each other....

Oman plan

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Oman will tender, later this year, for the construction of its first rail line and for the subsequent operation and maintenance of the plann...

Calais as UK railhead

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Calais is to get a Modalohr terminal, in addition to the CargoGate Intermodal Terminal for CargoBeamer services. Leipzig-based CargoBeamer, ...

European wagon lease merger

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VTG has announced the completion of its takeover of AAE, creating a lease fleet of 80,000 wagons...

Rhenus to acquire Crossrail

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The Rhenus Group is extending its activities in the railway freight business. Subject to regulatory approval, the logistics services provide...

GTS on the blocks

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Italy-based intermodal operator GTS SpA has announced a new Day A-Day B service between Rotterdam Rail Service Centre and Milan Melzo starti...

Rotterdam-Austria rail shuttle launch

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European Gateway Services, part of ECT, has introduced a new shuttle service, connecting Rotterdam with Vienna and Enns, each with two weekl...

Alfil rail service

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Barcelona-based Alfil Logistics, which provides neutral warehousing and cross-docking services and multimodal transport options, has started...

Intermodal equipment from Kögel

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German multimodal logistics company Spedition Ansorge GmbH & Co KG, a long-standing customer of Kögel, recently acquired 80 new Kögel Carg...

US intermodal in the slow lane

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US railroads are moving more containers than before, but train speeds haven’t kept pace with volumes....

Setting out a strategy

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In September 2014, India’s National Transport Development Policy Committee (NTDPC) published its latest report. It was titled Moving India...

Esbjerg combi tender

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The Port of Esbjerg is looking for a private operator to develop and run its new combi terminal. The combi terminal consists of two tracks a...

Planning a rail-based future

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Rail will become an increasingly important mode for cargo transport in India under the new government’s plans....

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