US Intermodal takes a tumble

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

From mid-February, the established Kaldenkirchen-Domodossola link will be available with onward steel wheel connectivity to Bari; Domossola-Bari will also be offered as a single route. Thanks to a partnership with Grimaldi, customers can make a single booking between Kaldenkirchen and Patras

GB Railfreight has started a new intermodal service, connecting London Gateway with iPort Doncaster

Träfraktkontoret (Wood Freight Office) in Gothenburg and its subsidiary, TFK Logistics, have established a railway shuttle between Piteå on Sweden’s Gulf of Bothnia coast and the Port of Gothenburg

CargoBeamer, a leading European logistics service provider for rail intermodal transport of non-craneable semi-trailers, has successfully concluded an asset-based transaction regarding 40 of its railcars, of which 24 are from the company’s inhouse Erfurt assembly line

Ambrogio Intermodal, the dedicated combined transport operator based in Italy, has ordered 650 x 45ft swap bodies and chassis from its long-standing supplier Kässbohrer