SBB Cargo/Hupac link up

As demand in Europe for cross-border transportation fell in 2023, due to the recessionary effects of high energy prices and the Ukraine war, rail-road combined transport also fell, and the situation was aggravated by rail network problems, states Hupac

Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr KG is expanding its intermodal rail services in Sweden and will from mid-January be including calls at Hallsberg, Norrköping and Stockholm Norra (Rosersberg, which is located about 30km north of the city). Previously, Kombiverkehr’s operations in the country were confined to terminals in Gothenburg, Malmö and Trelleborg.

An initiative of the Swedish Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure to promote modal shift awaits approval from the European Commission. Separately, Kombiverkehr is set to increase its coverage of the Swedish market

Following an incident on 10 August when a freight train derailed, which led to closure of the world’s longest and most modern rail tunnel, the undamaged tube will reopen for bi-directional traffic later this week

Hupac’s key steel wheel hub near the Italo-Swiss border has been strengthened by four new RMGs from Kuenz

Turkey’s Arkas Logistics has signed an agreement with Duisburger Hafen (Duisport) and Hupac, which will integrate connections between Halkali (European side of Istanbul) and various European destinations