P&O Ferrymasters and Polish logistics company Erontrans have launched a new intermodal service connecting Britain with Poland via Rotterdam.
A test train transporting beer from a brewery in Jupille near Liège to a distribution centre at Ninove near Brussels arrived at its destination on June 13.
THE steep decline in demand for coal continued to erode rail freight traffic in Britain during the 2016-17 financial year, according to statistics published by the Office of Rail and Road on June 8.
EUROPEAN rolling stock leasing company Alpha Trains has taken delivery of six Euro 4000 diesel-electric locomotives from Stadler’s Valencia plant for operation on cross-border freight services between Spain and Portugal.
MITSUBISHI UFJ Lease and Finance (MUL) has finalised an agreement with Greenbrier for an exclusive manufacturing relationship for six years, including an order for 6000 wagons, which will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2017 and 2020.
THE first rail consignment of Volvo S90 cars built in Daqing, China, arrived at a distribution centre in Zeebrugge on May 31, coinciding with a visit by Chinese premier Mr Li Keqiang to Belgium.
BRAZILIAN mining company Vale and GE Transportation announced on June 5, an agreement to install GE’s Trip Optimizer on 114 Vale locomotives across Brazil.
DUTCH secretary of state for infrastructure Mrs Sharon Dijksma has approved the alignment of a new freight line in the port of Rotterdam, which will divert traffic away from the life-expired Caland vertical lift bridge.
SWISS intermodal operator Hupac published its annual results on June 1, revealing volumes increased 11.5% in 2016 to 737,311 road consignments, an all-time record.
SWISS rail freight operator SBB Cargo is planning to retrofit 2000 freight wagons with sensors by the end of 2018, having successfully completed trials with 150 wagons since October 2015.
