Deutsche Bahn (DB) does not rule out the sale of its freight subsidiary DB Cargo. Looming EU sanctions over excessive state support are forcing DB to find an escape route. A partial sale of financially underperforming DB Cargo might be on the table. According to Handelsblatt, DB does not rule out a sale of its…
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Scotland’s Russell Group acquires Freightliner Coatbridge
Glasgow-headquartered Russell Group, also known by variations on the founder’s name, John G. Russell, has bought over the Coatbridge Rail Terminal, currently operated by Freightliner. Insiders have been expecting the move for some time, and the acquisition has been a long-held ambition of the company. Russell Group say the move strengthens their commitment to sustainable…
Scotland’s Russell Group acquires Freightliner Coatbridge
Glasgow-headquartered Russell Group, also known by variations on the founder’s name, John G. Russell, has bought over the Coatbridge Rail Terminal, currently operated by Freightliner. Insiders have been expecting the move for some time, and the acquisition has been a long-held ambition of the company. Russell Group say the move strengthens their commitment to sustainable…
Amazon grows intermodal transport by 50% in Europe, but struggles to commit
American e-commerce giant Amazon has increased its intermodal transport in Europe by 50 per cent, with a large role for rail. This growth percentage is based on data from 2023. Spanish publication El Mercantil writes that 25 per cent of all goods travel via intermodal transport from Amazon’s hub in Zaragoza. The company uses that…
METRANS launches new connection to Ukraine
METRANS has launched a new freight connection to Ukraine. The service will run between Poland and the Ukrainian town Mostyska. According to METRANS, the route connects its network to cities such as Kyiv and Odesa. European rail operator METRANS launched the new route during the Easter weekend. Trains will run between Dabrowa Gornicza in Poland…
SBB Cargo France has no plans to take over Fret SNCF routes
A new subsidiary of the Swiss Federal Railways, christened SBB Cargo France, was recently established to provide services along “the French route through Alsace as an alternative to the German Rhine Valley”. A spokesperson from the company specified that there are no current plans to take over services from Fret SNCF, which is undergoing a…
Vos Logistics starts R2L route in France: “A novelty, there are few solutions for silo trailers”
Vos Logistics is expanding its presence on the French market via a new Dourges-Vénissieux freight route with the help of VEGA’s R2L system. The system allows for the transfer of non-cranable silo-trailers from road to rail and vice versa. Vos Logistics is pragmatic, and a new route is already in the making. On 11 April,…
Romanian rail freight volumes down by over 11%
Rail freight volumes in Romania declined by 11,5 per cent in 2023. The vast majority of goods were transported domestically, according to the National Institute of Statistics. The total volume of freight transported via rail in Romania declined by 11,5 per cent in 2023. In total, 48,867 million tonnes of goods were transported over the…
PKP LHS transports record freight volume between Poland and Ukraine
PKP LHS reports that it has transported a record freight volume between Poland and Ukraine in the first quarter of 2024. During this period, it transported 2,9 million tonnes of cargo between the two countries. This is 152,000 tonnes more than the same period last year. PKP LHS operates on the broad-gauge railway that connects…