SGR contract challenged in Nairobi
NewsThe Kenyan Court of Appeal has ruled that the contract to build the high profile standard gauge railway (SGR) was awarded illegally...
Canadian rail blockade continues
NewsThere is no immediate end in sight for the disruptions to CN’s Canadian rail network. ...
Navis makes a move into rail
NewsNavis is to acquire Biarri Rail, a provider of planning and scheduling software for freight railroads....
Wabtec and GE Transportation to merge
NewsMerger creates a “global leader for rail equipment, services and software’...
New call for “Iron Rhine” to be reactivated
NewsThe German state of Nordrhein Westfalen (NRW) and the Belgian region of Flanders are urging new talks about the return of a direct railway t...
75% growth for UTLC
NewsContainer operator United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC) carried 175,000 TEU on 2,012 trains in its AsiaEurope-Asia services operati...
The Caspian, the Med and beyond
NewsThe Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail link is finally due to open towards the end of this month....
Georgia expands Mega Rail project
NewsGeorgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) US$128M Mega Rail project has grown significantly from when it was first unveiled last year....
Tanzania rail deal secured
NewsA Turkish-Portuguese coalition has beaten 15 engineering groups, including four from China, and secured further important rail m...
ScandFibre more Savvy
NewsFollowing the earlier agreement regarding 3,000 freight wagons in ScandFibre Logistics’ (SFL) system (WorldCargo News, April 2...
Unicon 1520/Avestra link up
NewsUnicon 1520, the rail freight company set up by Russia’s United Wagon Company (UWC) earlier this year (WorldCargo News, April 2017, p12), ...
Euroconsol on the Silk Road
NewsPoland NVOCC specialist EuroConsul is now offering services connecting China and Poland by rail....
ENR to buy locomotives
NewsEgyptian National Railways (ENR) has successfully concluded financing arrangements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...
INFORM keeps CTA on track during rail yard expansion
NewsHHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) used INFORM's Rail Crane Optimization software to plan and manage its rail terminal expansion....
European Rail Shuttle in trouble
NewsAlthough reports that it will be closing down have been denied, ERS Railway (European Rail Shuttle) needs to restructure, in order to stay i...