The biggest rail freight carrier in France, Fret SNCF, faces significant changes due to the European Commission’s investigation, which considers the state of EUR 5.3 billion aid provided to the carrier between 2017-2019 illegal.
In the first quarter of 2023, Combined Transport in Europe experienced a significant decline of 13.96% compared to the same period in the previous year, reports Union Internationale Pour le Transport Combine Rail-Route (UIRR).
GATX Rail Europe, a leading freight wagons lessor, and European deep-tech company, Nevomo, have joined forces to enhance rail freight transport using innovative technologies.
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has celebrated a milestone of getting 50,000 rail vehicles authorised for rail traffic in the EU.
The Europe-wide introduction of DAC is a crucial step in the digitization of freight trains, but funding remains a challenge that is still under discussion.
PKP CARGO has finalised the acquisition of 5 Siemens Vectron MS locomotives. With this recent addition, PKP CARGO now boasts a fleet of 25 Vectron locomotives.
The money will be used to adapt the Trans-European Transport network for dual civil and military use.
On 24 April 2023, the EU Cohesion Fund 2014-2020 approved an investment of over €190 million for Slovakia to enhance the marshalling yard in Žilina-Teplička, which is a crucial part of the Trans-European Transport Network.
The share of former European national rail freight carriers, also called incumbents, has, for the first time in history, dropped below 50% of the market.
Knorr-Bremse, a global leader in braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has begun real-world testing of its Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) on a freight train in Sweden.
Efforts to shift freight from road to other modes of transport have been ineffective due to regulatory and infrastructure barriers, according to a report published by the European Court of Auditors. The report highlights the need for a dedicated EU strategy for intermodal freight transport, as well as new legislative measures to address capacity management and interoperability issues.
Karima Delli, chairwoman of the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN), Josef Doppelbauer, executive director of the European Union's Railway Agency, and several CEOs of rail freight companies have called on decision-makers to adopt ambitious policies to boost freight transport by rail.
Through the project, in 2024, noise reduction systems will be installed on the company's 606 wagons, destined for rail traffic in Spain.
The modernization aims to increase the terminal's transshipment capacity, reduce CO2 emissions, and digitize and automate its processes.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) publishes its first cyber threat landscape report dedicated to the transport sector.
One of the ways to achieve this is to introduce a uniform European approval procedure for new rolling stock.
The European Commission has approved €1.1 billion to compensate rail operators using electric traction for the recent rise in electricity prices.
He will be working in EU structures on the European integration of Ukrainian Railways.
The service is designed to support the development of intermodal transport throughout Ukraine and integration into the European container train system.
To date, the EIB has invested over €1.2 billion in the Western Balkans rail sector, supporting regional cooperation and connectivity.