German railway overhaul to benefit freight

The trimodal hub, located in the Yvelines Département around 60 kms from central Paris, is aimed at serving the construction and civil engineering sectors in the Greater Paris/Seine Valley region in a cost-effective and environment-friendly manner

The Port of Barcelona and ADIF, the Spanish rail infrastructure authority, have been given the go-ahead to form a joint venture to manage and develop railway logistics nodes throughout the Province of Barcelona

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

The UK’s biggest container rail haulier has called on the government to set a target to treble rail freight volumes by 2050

The Belgian rail infrastructure arm of Belgian railways company SNCB/NMBS, has approved a major railways improvement programme

The Georgia Ports Authority Board has approved expenditure of US$127M to build the Blue Ridge Connector, an inland rail terminal in Gainesville, linking Northeast Georgia with the Port of Savannah