Freight Rail

PKP Cargo, Transwaggon and VGH support Smurfit Westrock in shifting Germany–Poland flows to rail

The initiative replaces more than 1,400 annual truck journeys with rail transport, equivalent to 1.2 million road kilometres and 1,500 tonnes of CO₂ savings each year.

Lubomir Cech April 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Palmetto Railways reactivates 40-mile railway line in South Carolina

Train movements are expected to begin later in April 2026.

Lubomir Cech April 12, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

DB Cargo UK gets Jaguar Land Rover contract and changes fleet services

The agreement extends a partnership of more than two decades and supports growing production at Halewood, where Jaguar Land Rover is investing in facilities for next-generation electric vehicles.

Lubomir Cech April 10, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Rail Cargo Group partners Augsburger Localbahn for last-mile services

The partnership targets customers in the paper, steel and scrap sectors.

Lubomir Cech April 9, 2026 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Lorry Rail, VIIA, and CFL Intermodal expand Lyon hub connectivity

The integrated schedule utilizes the Lyon PEH hub to link Mediterranean ports with the North Sea-Baltic corridor via 18 weekly round trips.

Lubomir Cech April 7, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

MRS Logística and ONE launch intermodal corridor to Port of Santos

The 213 km rail link connects the Campinas industrial hub to Brazil’s primary maritime gateway via a consolidation terminal in Paulínia.

Lubomir Cech April 7, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Srbija Kargo enters trilateral freight agreement with Hungary and North Macedonia

The partnership focuses on rehabilitating trade volumes along the Budapest–Belgrade–Skopje axis, with a target to exceed throughput levels recorded in the early 2000s.

Lubomir Cech April 3, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Rotterdam Port operators launch 'Track Together' emergency shunting pilot

Six major rail freight operators have signed an agreement to launch "Track Together," a mutual-aid operational scheme designed to reduce congestion on the Port Railway Line in Rotterdam.

Lubomir Cech April 2, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Prague calls for stronger rail freight support

The Czech transport minister has called for stronger EU funding for rail infrastructure and urgent measures to support rail freight competitiveness.

Karel Novak April 2, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

NOVANDI inaugurates rail link from Belgian Liège to Italy and Romania

The services position Liège as an origin and destination point for rail flows between Wallonia and Southern and Eastern Europe.

Lubomir Cech April 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

China–Europe Railway eastern corridor passes 1,000 trains in 2026

The trains transported 105,170 TEUs, an increase of 43.2%, with the 1,000-train threshold reached 26 days earlier than in 2025.

Lubomir Cech April 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

APM Terminals launches Helsingborg–Gothenburg container rail shuttle with five-hour transit

The service, operated by Dania Connect, runs with a transit time of approximately five hours and currently offers one departure per week, with plans to increase to three weekly departures.

Lubomir Cech March 31, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

New rail corridors target Central Europe

Laude Smart Intermodal is expanding rail connections from Duisburg into Central Europe, with further extensions planned towards Italy, Ukraine and Turkey.

Karel Novak March 31, 2026 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Tasek Cement launches 840-tonne rail freight service from Ipoh to Johor

The inaugural movement comprised 31 wagons configured as 20-foot ISO tanks. The cargo is destined for distribution across the Johor Bahru region and surrounding areas.

Lubomir Cech March 31, 2026 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Innofreight CemTainer supports Brenner Base Tunnel construction logistics

The intermodal solution operates on a nearly 300 km rail route from Rohrdorfer in Gmunden to Steinach am Brenner, with deliveries supporting works on construction section H53.

Lubomir Cech March 30, 2026 · 2 min read