Trans-Alpine rail freight traffic is facing serious difficulties. Two of the tunnels which rail freight is reliant on, namely the Frejus and Gotthard Base Tunnel, […]
Topic: Rail
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The final conference of 5GRAIL, an EU-funded Horizon 2020 research project, will take place on 7 December 2023 in Brussels. Don’t miss out on this important event […]
The proposed new Rail Infrastructure Capacity Management Regulation has been introduced as part of the Greening Freight Transport Package because freight needs more and better-quality […]
ESC is joining IRU in its call for the European Commission to find a solution to traffic bottlenecks along the Brenner Pass through Austria. On […]
This newsletter covers the weeks from 16-30/09/2023 and contains a selection of relevant news, information, publications, webinars, and events. It is the intention to circulate the newsletters in a bi-weekly interval.
Greenpeace published a press release that since 1995, European countries invested on average 66% more in expanding and refurbishing roads than in railways, new research […]
Ports in Europe have been increasing their investments in rail projects all over the continent but many questions still need to be answered. How can […]
The European Silk Road Summit is the biggest event dedicated for the Silk Road in Europe, bringing together over 300 rail freight professionals annually to […]
The 4th International BME/VDV Intermodal Congress will take place on 26-27 September in Magdeburg / Germany. The motto of the congress is ‘Shifting European Trailer […]
This newsletter covers the weeks from 1-15/07/2023 and contains a selection of relevant news, information, publications, webinars, and events. It is the intention to circulate the newsletters in a bi-weekly interval.
In a press release dated 11 July 2023, the Commission has proposed measures to make freight transport more efficient and more sustainable, by improving rail […]
On 26/06/2023, Railfreight.com reports that cargo volume transited via the Middle Corridor doubled last year, with an estimated amount of 1,7 million tons. Furthermore, for […]
Railfreight.com published a news article reporting that CMA CGM launched a new rail service linking the port of Valencia with Murcia, both in southeastern Spain. […]
Railfreight.com reports that FESCO and Russian Railways (RZD) have signed an agreement to accelerate the delivery of cars and postal goods between Russia and China. […]
The first heavy-haul freight train that allows for digital real-time monitoring has hit the rail in China. The convoy will travel on the section between […]