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, […]

The Italian government wants to privatise FS Group

The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recently opened to the privatisation of the national railway holding Ferrovie dello Stato (FS Group). The initiative was brought forward because the government needs to find funds to finance the budget law for 2024. Currently, FS Group and all its subsidiaries are fully owned by the Italian government through […]

Germany braces for an extended round of rail strikes

The German train driver’s union GDL is launching a several-day strike this week. Freight services will be affected starting Tuesday, 9 January, at 18:00. The industrial action is expected to last until the evening of Friday, 12 January, with a substantial impact on cargo transport operations. The development follows a voting procedure in December where […]

iPort Rail under new management and set for expansion in 2024

iPort Rail, the multimodal freight terminal at the iPort logistics development in Doncaster, in the north of England. The terminal is set for a significant expansion in 2024. Verdion, the UK subsidiary of Medlog, a subsidiary of MSC, has agreed to operate the terminal. iPort Rail has proved a huge hit with multimodal freight operators, […]

Watching Paint dry

Some updates.When I start a new project,  I have a lot of enthusiasm.  Work commences, and progress is steady for a time.  Then, either a problem arises, some unavoidable delay happens, or I get distracted.  I am sure this is not a …