Swiss get tunnel vision

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

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

With low water levels on the Rhine forcing multimodal operators to make more use of rail, thus further exacerbating capacity constraints, the “Rastatt” call for more use to be made of left bank rail, largely through France, is re-echoed

Despite lively demand, Hupac’s traffic H1 2022 stagnated at the previous year’s level, with an increase of just 1%. Construction activity in Germany, in particular, had a negative impact in Q2; new terminal in Poland Terminal (Brwinów) to open next month