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Data of the week: Why did the Netherlands controversially invest in SWL?

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October 29, 2025
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The Netherlands is investing 30 million euros in single wagonload (SWL) infrastructure. It is a controversial plan, with some supporting it and others strongly opposing…

Dutch logistics company BTT sells its train service to China

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October 28, 2025
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The Dutch company BTT Freight Management is selling its freight forwarding activities to and from China to Claassen Logistics. BTT is discontinuing its transport to…

Dutch shippers association welcomes SWL investment: “a huge lobbying success”

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October 27, 2025
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The Dutch shippers association evofenedex is happy with the government’s decision to invest 30 million euros in single wagonload (SWL) operations at rail yard Kijkfhoek,…

The Netherlands to invest 30 million in SWL at Kijfhoek

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October 23, 2025
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The Dutch infrastructure ministry has announced a plan to invest 30 million euros in single wagonload (SWL) operations at the Kijfhoek rail yard, close to…

Work poised to begin on Maasvlakte-Zuid rail yard in Rotterdam

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June 24, 2025
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Construction is set to begin this summer on a major, multi-phase project to enhance rail freight container traffic at the Port of Rotterdam. The first…

Netherlands says yes to 740-metre trains, no to lower track access charges

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May 20, 2025
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A win and a loss for rail freight in the Netherlands. The Dutch parliament held a vote on Monday 19 May on two proposals to…

Two new services launched along the Rhine-Alpine axis

Marco Raimondi
March 6, 2025
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The Rhine-Alpine corridor connecting Italy to northern Europe is one of the main rail freight arteries in Europe. DB Cargo and GTS have recently started…

Greenbrier-Europe delivers first batch of intermodal wagons to the Dutch military

Nikos Papatolios
December 18, 2024
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Military mobility, whether a buzzword or a necessity, has been in the spotlight since the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. NATO Secretary General Mark…

EU Member States are not satisfied with the Greening Freight Package

Marco Raimondi
June 13, 2024
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A few EU Member States showed some dissatisfaction with the recent developments regarding the Greening Freight Package. Germany, France, Austria and the Netherlands were not happy with the definition of Combined Transport. Moreover, Sweden does not seem to satisfied with the Capacity Management Regulation as it abstained from voting on Council proposal during the EU…

Words versus reality: “The Dutch Second Chamber is being misled,” says head of rail organisation

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March 6, 2024
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On Friday 1 March, the Dutch state secretary for infrastructure addressed a wide range of rail freight policy issues in a letter to the lower house of parliament. While the letter presented some successes, not everyone is happy with its contents, or even its level of truthfulness. “The Second Chamber is being misled,” says Hans-Willem […]