As freight demand in Europe continues to grow, rail infrastructure is feeling the squeeze while sea ports are suffering from serious congestion…

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) represents the transport interests of companies moving goods by rail, road, sea and air. FTA members consign…

Local rail freight services are on slow rise in France. With four operators now in business, and others in the wings, these…

Within the 6th Framework Programme of the European Commission, the priority of solutions for sustainable surface transport is clearly defined. The CREAM…

Energy, efficiency, the environment and total cost per tonne-kilometre. An innovative concept from Spain for a carrier container could offer a…

There has always been a need to shift goods along the production chain from origin to destination. Over the years, the types…

EURAILmag met with Pascale Grasset, vice president of business development freight, Alstom, to discuss locomotives, the trials of certification, juggling the demands…

Competitive advantage is gained through meticulous market analysis, proper planning and clear business processes. The logistics industry is as competitive as ever…

One year after the full rail freight market opening, New Opera held its 4th stakeholders’ conference in January 2008, in Brussels. Based…

A TGV freight train at London St Pancras. Not an everyday sight. Yet for a fleeting moment in early 2012, a canary…

European research project COUNTERACT – cluster of user networks in transport and energy relating to anti-terrorist activities – has spent three years tackling…

Retrack is a trans-European, rail freight service between Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Constantza, Romania. IT solutions include software to provide customers…

VTT Technical Research Centre is continuing its studies on freight traffic and logistics between Russia and Finland. Its latest findings confirm that…

I’ve written a lot about rail highways on my blog. Indeed, one of my jobs was working on the platform of the Perpignan/Luxembourg Rail Highway (Autoroute Ferroviaire…

Documents on general transport policy highlight the following challenges this sector essentially faces:- optimising use of capacity for the different modes- cutting…

Fifty-five trains a week, over 500,000 brand-new cars transported annually. Private rail freight operator Euro Cargo Rail (ECR), a subsidiary…

The 3rd New Opera stakeholders’ conference ‘Rail freight dedicated lines – from dream to reality’ was held in Brussels in January 2007. This…

The on-line rail freight portal is putting a positive slant on rail freight in Europe. “Despite improvements over the past ten…

SBB Cargo International, a joint venture by rail freight operator SBB Cargo and intermodal transport operator Hupac has been operational for over…

Since 2006, local authorities, rail and air cargo infrastructure managers, plus air freight actors, have joined forces to fast track Euro Carex…

Takargo Transporte de Mercadorias was created at the end of 2006. It belongs to Mota-Engil, one of Portugal’s biggest service…

As the European market opens up to new freight operators and more wagons cross borders, modular systems are clearly the answer to…

Seven European freight operators joined forces in February 2010 to make international wagonload transport more customer-friendly and efficient. Through cooperation on…

Combined Transport (CT) is the most dynamic market in freight traffic. Its growth rate greatly exceeds that of rail freight in general…

The U.K.’s Rail Freight Group represents the interests of over 150 member companies that include rail freight customers, logistics providers, terminal…