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SNCF to sell Ermewa

News27 Apr 2021

The debt-laden French railways group is to sell its wagons and tank containers leasing arm for around €3.2B...

Hupac launches P386 semitrailer service between Belgium and Spain

News20 Feb 2019

Hupac Intermodal is to start shipping semitrailers on the Spanish network between Antwerp Combinant terminal and the RENFE El Morrot termi...

VIIA intermodal rail Calais-Torino

News7 Nov 2018

A second intermodal rail service using the Modalohr horizontal transfer system for road trailers has been inaugurated by VIIA over Calais, t...

Traxens wins ERCI Eurail Clusters award for its digital freight train

News23 Sep 2018

Europe’s first freight train to use IoT, allowing digitalisation of operations, was the winner of ERCI’s "Coup de Cœur" innovation awar...

SNCF BLS deal approved

News19 Jun 2017

The competition authorities have given their consent to the acquisition of 45% shareholdings of BLS Cargo by SNCF Logistics...

Traxens for SNCF

News4 Apr 2017

SNCF Logistics and Marseille-based start up TRAXƎNS have partnered on a project to turn SNCF trains into “connected units” using the te...

How to increase rail's modal share

News1 Oct 2014

Are longer intermodal trains the answer, or is completely new thinking needed?...

Greek Railways on the line

News4 Nov 2013

The Greek privatisation agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has given the go-ahead for the purchase of TrainOSE by Russi...

More "Autoroutes Ferroviaires" for French rails

News29 Sep 2013

New routes for "Rail Motorway" services have been announced by Lorry-Rail...

More rail in France

News1 Sep 2013

Six years after it was launched, the first long distance (1000 km) autoroute ferroviaire service between Bettembourg in Luxembourg and Le Bo...

France: track and train together again?

News1 Nov 2012

The French government has announced a plan for a new rail infrastructure holding that would adumbrate both SNCF and RFF...

Times are tough for Novatrans

News1 Feb 2012

The demise of SeaFrance shows that state-owned SNCF’s lossmaking affiliates cannot go on for ever and the focus in France has now switched...

French terminal deal for Geodis

News1 Apr 2010

A six-year undertaking between SNCF affiliate Geodis and print media specialist Presstalis (formerly Nmpp) to create a raillinked multimodal...

France launches an ambitious rail freight plan

News1 Oct 2009

Operating losses have, if anything, spurred acquisitions at SNCF Fret....

Paris puts E7B on the table for SNCF Freight

News21 Sep 2009

The French government says it is prepared to back restructuring of French Rail's freight operations to the tune of E7B...

SNCF and Eurotunnel acquire Veolia Cargo

News3 Sep 2009

SNCF and Eurotunnel groups have teamed up to acquire Veolia Cargo, the rail freight businesses of the Veolia group...

SNCF to sell Ermewa

Hupac launches P386 semitrailer service between Belgium and Spain

VIIA intermodal rail Calais-Torino

Traxens wins ERCI Eurail Clusters award for its digital freight train

SNCF BLS deal approved

Traxens for SNCF

How to increase rail's modal share

Greek Railways on the line

More "Autoroutes Ferroviaires" for French rails

More rail in France

France: track and train together again?

Times are tough for Novatrans

French terminal deal for Geodis

France launches an ambitious rail freight plan

Paris puts E7B on the table for SNCF Freight

SNCF and Eurotunnel acquire Veolia Cargo

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Baltimore gets double stack rail

MEA renews call for mediation with Montreal longshore union

New offtake deal propels Maersk to meet over half of its 2027 methanol demand

Capacity boost for AGL’s Kribi and Cotonou

ZPMC ships STS cranes to Italy’s Gioia Tauro, RMGs to Sri Lanka

SNCF to sell Ermewa

Hupac launches P386 semitrailer service between Belgium and Spain

VIIA intermodal rail Calais-Torino

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Baltimore gets double stack rail

MEA renews call for mediation with Montreal longshore union

New offtake deal propels Maersk to meet over half of its 2027 methanol demand

Capacity boost for AGL’s Kribi and Cotonou

ZPMC ships STS cranes to Italy’s Gioia Tauro, RMGs to Sri Lanka

Shifting market for STS cranes

Winners of US$ 2.9b Clean Ports Program announced

Port of Montreal longshore workers target Termont in latest strike round

APM Terminals Maasvlakte II orders up to 71 Lift AGVs from Konecranes

Montreal port labour dispute continues with new strike