Category: Intermodal

French road-rail traffic up 18% in Q1 2024, but only because 2023 was bad

French road-rail volumes were up 18 per cent in the first quarter of 2024. Still, they benefitted from a favourable comparison with the same period last year, marked by several negative factors affecting the market, according to the combined transport association Groupement National des Transports Combinés (GNTC). In 2023, road-rail volumes, expressed in tonne/kilometres, were…

Britain in a box – the rise and rise of intermodal

On any given day, there are around seventy intermodal trains on the move in Great Britain. Rail companies, port operators and logistics companies have to battle arduous planning processes, but they are not giving up ambitious plans for new terminals, including some with automated handling equipment. It wasn’t always like this. Back in 1959, the…

Derailment at port of Felixstowe results in intermodal blockage

Britain’s busiest intermodal rail terminal is partly blocked by a derailment. Felixstowe, which is also Britain’s busiest marine sea container terminal, has a substantial fraction of its rail freight facilities out of actions. An inbound intermodal train has derailed causing significant infrastructure damage. Rail freight operations at Felixstowe could be compromised for at least a…

Duisburg Gateway Terminal selects INFORM to aid sustainability strides

INFORM, the AI and optimisation software leader, has been selected by Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) to introduce advanced AI-based solutions to kick off terminal operations and ensure optimised conditions. This collaboration marks a significant step in enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of intermodal logistics, particularly with the establishment of Europe’s first CO2-neutral intermodal terminal in…

Work underway on new rail-river aggregates terminal in Normandy

Aggregates specialist Carrières de Vignats has laid the foundation stone for a multimodal freight terminal that will allow the transport of construction feedstock from Western France to the Greater Paris region by rail and river. Work began last September at the company’s site in Val d’Hazey in the département of Eure, in Normandy. The terminal…

PKP Cargo and COSCO to expand intermodal flows all over Europe

Intermodal transport and logistics will be the core development pillar of a strengthened partnership between PKP Cargo and COSCO Shipping Group. The two parties are poised to expand their intermodal offerings in multiple countries “in Western, Central and Eastern Europe”. PKP Cargo appears to become a core partner in COSCO’s increased rail freight presence in…

INSTC takes up role as energy corridor: Russian coal to head to India

Russia is planning to ship coal to India along the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). India has long been interested in establishing trade with Russia along the corridor, and cooperated with Iran for that purpose. The collaboration is now bearing fruit, as the INSTC is taking up its role as an energy corridor between Russia…