Lithuanian rail freight operator LTG Cargo transported 27.2 million tonnes of freight in 2023. Total volumes exceeded expectations by 2.5 million tonnes. In the difficult business environment following sanctions on neighbouring Russia and Belarus, LTG Cargo did not foresee such volumes. According to the company, the sector has seen turbulent years due to the implementation […]
Category: Intermodal
Volkswagen Navarra slightly reduced rail freight volumes in 2023
The Volkswagen Navarra factory in Pamplona, near the Spanish border with France, has slightly reduced the volumes they move via rail. Between 2022 and 2023, there was a decrease from 54.1 per cent to 51.9 per cent in the number of units the company moved via freight trains. Despite the last drop, the company claimed […]
Port of Marseille posts sharp decline in containerised rail freight traffic
The Port of Marseille Fos (GPMM) saw its containerised rail freight traffic dip by 22 per cent last year compared to 2022, reducing its modal share from 16.9 per cent to 15.2 per cent. The operating authority highlighted that to the backdrop of a difficult macroeconomic climate and geopolitical instability, its global traffic declined to […]
Port of Marseille posts sharp decline in containerised rail freight traffic
The Port of Marseille Fos (GPMM) saw its containerised rail freight traffic dip by 22 per cent last year compared to 2022, reducing its modal share from 16.9 per cent to 15.2 per cent. The operating authority highlighted that to the backdrop of a difficult macroeconomic climate and geopolitical instability, its global traffic declined to […]
Port of La Spezia gets 9 million euros from CEF to build new rail terminal
The Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority, which manages the port of La Spezia, will get nine million euros from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The funds will be deployed in the development of the new La Spezia Marittima rail terminal, which should start in February 2024. The initiative to upgrade the La Spezia Marittima terminal […]
Nobody wants to build and operate Gelderland Rail Terminal
The Dutch province of Gelderland has not received any tenders for the construction and operation of the Gelderland Rail Terminal (RTG). The Provincial Executive reports this to the Provincial Council. Based on a tender, interested parties could register for the project until the end of December 2023. The big question is: what next? The reason […]
MSC to build another rail terminal at Zaragoza PLAZA Logistics Centre
The Zaragoza PLAZA Railway Logistics Centre, in northeastern Spain, will soon have a second MSC rail freight terminal. The company is ready to invest 20 million euros for the construction of the new facility, which will feature three tracks to handle 750-metre convoys. The topic was discussed by Ignacio Ballester, deputy general director of MSC […]
‘Intermodality is the key to modern effective logistics’
Intermodality is one of the pillars of the future of transportation and logistics, also when it comes to Eurasian transport. However, some challenges are there, and adjusting quickly and effectively remains vital for companies providing these types of services. ADAMPOL SA, which specialises in car transport, shared its perspective on the above questions and more […]
Kombiverkehr increases connections to Greece and Turkey via Trieste
The beginning of 2024 brings more frequent connections between Germany, Greece and Turkey via the Italian port of Trieste. Kombiverkehr increases its rail services between the DUSS terminal in Munich-Riem and Trieste to five weekly roundtrips. From Trieste, goods can find their way to the Greek port of Patras and the Turkish ports of Pendik, […]