The construction of a new CargoBeamer terminal in Kaldenkirchen, near the German border with the Netherlands, is entering a new phase now that all tenders…
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Swiss and German ministries spearhead CargoBeamer’s terminal expansion
The Swiss Federal Office for Transport (FOT) and the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) are set to spearhead the expansion of CargoBeamer’s terminals in Domodossola (Italy) and Kaldenkirchen (Germany), respectively, with their investments. The two public entities will raise 90 million euros in total for the two projects. At the same time, the Germany-based intermodal…
UPS puts parcels on rail with CargoBeamer
Parcel giant UPS has been testing rail freight transport services between its hubs in Milan, in northern Italy, and Herne, in western Germany. The tests, in cooperation with CargoBeamer, started in October, with two UPS swap bodies loaded on the CargoBeamer trains every day per direction. This seems to be the first time UPS is…