Railfreight companies hit for €48.5M with EU fines
NewsThe European Commission has fined three railfreight companies €48.5M for operating a cartel moving blocktrains on certain crossborder rout...
Transnet wants locomotive contracts annulled
NewsAfter years of corruption investigations, Transnet has asked the South African High Court to cancel controversial contracts for the acquisit...
Green light for PKP Cargo, LTG Cargo tie-up
NewsThe Polish office of competition and consumer protection has given the green light to the foundation of a joint venture company of PKP Cargo...
EU adds North Sea Port to North Sea-Baltic rail corridor
NewsThe European Commission has accepted North Sea Port (NSP) as a member of the rail freight corridor between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea,...
500,000 TEU on Eurasian landbridge western route
NewsMore than 500,000 TEU have been transported on UTLC ERA’s transit services across the territories of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus since ...
CSX to acquire regional railroad
NewsCSX has announced a deal to acquire New England’s Pan Am Railways, Inc., a move Norfolk Southern plans to fight at the Surface Transportat...
Easier booking for “Rolling Road”
NewsA new service from Asfinag in cooperation with the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group makes the use of ROLA (rollende landstrasse) easier and more attrac...
New reefer powering for Narvik-Oslo intermodal service
NewsSchenker AS and Green Cargo are testing a flat car from Wascosa that enables reefer shipments from Narvik to Oslo to be powered off the loco...
10,000 up on China-Europe landbride
NewsOver 10,000 trains and 927,000 containers have been forwarded via the China-EU-China route so far this year, says UTLC-ERA...
BoxXpress switches to electric locos generated 100% by hydropower
NewsThe Germany-based rail intermodal company will exclusively use “TüStrom Bahn Natur,” electricity generated 100% from hydro-electric pow...
DB Cargo wins 10-year ArcelorMittal contract
NewsDB Cargo will ensure that raw materials are delivered to one of Germany’s largest sites in the steel industry, a new blast furnace in Eis...
GB Railfreight trials parcels freight in passenger train
NewsThe rail freight operator ran a 100mph, Class 319, EMU train, which until recently was providing commuter services in the West Midlands, int...
AP Møller Maersk sues US railroads
NewsAP Møller Maersk (APM) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against four US Class I Railroads alleging price fixing in violation of the Sherman A...
Canadian rail blockade continues
NewsThere is no immediate end in sight for the disruptions to CN’s Canadian rail network. ...
DB Cargo to order 50 hybrid shunting locos from Toshiba
NewsFollowing a successful feasibility study and joint development of a new hybrid train formation locomotive, DB Cargo is ordering the first 50...