Kenya and Uganda to extend Standard Gauge Railway line
NewsThe governments of Kenya and Uganda have reached an agreement on extending the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha in Kenya to Kampal...
More Canadian connections
NewsChicago-based STG Logistics has expanded its intermodal service network in Canada by offering connections to/from Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax...
China Railway Group to use 50ft containers
NewsChina Railway Group (CRG) has started to phase longer 50ft containers into its domestic intermodal rail network, with the units mainly deplo...
Thermo King introduces Advancer S-DRC
NewsThermo King has also developed a slimline unit for North America’s rail intermodal services sector that meets California’s strict carbon...
Nigerian rail fails cargo
NewsCargo volumes on the new railway between Lagos and Ibadan have been much lower than expected due to a delay in connecting the line to the La...
CPKC eyes Mexican gateway
NewsThe newly created Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has bold ambitions to develop Lázaro Cardenas as a major gateway into the US for impo...
New multipurpose terminal for Alexandria
NewsTahya Misr multipurpose terminal at the Port of Alexandria in Egypt has opened for business, although work on expanding it will continue....
CPKC looking to reshape USMCA logistics
NewsNow past its first 100 days of operation, the new Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railroad is looking to make an impact on intermodal tr...
Nigerian rail fails cargo test
NewsCargo volumes on the new railway between Lagos and Ibadan have been much lower than expected since it was completed two years ago because of...
Port of Rostock on the expansion path
NewsThe Port of Rostock has said that it needs more space to cater for customers’ demand for cargo handling and logistics services and various...
Deal for CPKC-CSX interchange in Alabama
NewsCanadian Pacific Kansas City, CSX Corporation and Genesee & Wyoming have reached agreements to create a new direct CPKC-CSX interchange conn...
DP World begins Modal Shift Programme in UK
NewsThe port operator has launched a major initiative to directly incentivise customers to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail....
Fresh start for Transnet after loco debacle
NewsSouth African transport utility Transnet is seeking to move on from the scandals of recent years, and adapt to the more competitive rail sec...
DP World launches double-stack train service in India
NewsDP World has started a doublestack train service linking India’s northwestern port of Mundra, where it operates Mundra International Conta...
Port of Montevideo loads pulp
NewsOn 23 May, the SAGA FAITH was loaded with the first ever shipment of cellulose generated by the UPM plant at Centenario, in Uruguay....