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Cars for cargo with DB Cargo UK

Simon Walton
April 27, 2026
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Automotive movements by rail stepped up a gear this month. DB Cargo UK recently secured a new seven-year agreement with Groupe CAT’s UK arm, CAT…

Stellantis vehicles back on the railways in Calais after 11 years

Marco Raimondi
April 2, 2026
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The port of Boulogne Calais, in northeastern France, reinstated rail freight services for the transport of finished vehicles manufactured by Stellantis after 11 years. Once…

China’s largest automaker gets dedicated freight train to Europe

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August 28, 2025
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Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer FAW has launched its first dedicated China-Europe train. The company says that the new route reduces cost, speeds up logistics and…

India’s cars are catching the train

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June 17, 2025
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Indian car manufacturers are warming up to rail. In recent years, they have put 18 times more cars on trains than a decade ago. Rail’s…

Nurminen Logistics starts block train shipment from Czechia to Kazakhstan

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May 21, 2025
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Finnish logistics company Nurminen Logistics has begun regular block train shipment from Czechia to Kazakhstan. The trains take auto parts and components to the automotive…

Car logistics main driver in the growth of KTZ’s Xi’an terminal

Nikos Papatolios
May 20, 2025
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The Kazakh terminal in Xi’an that started operations in February 2024 is seeing a noticeable growth in transit volumes in the first months of 2025.…

Rail freight is back in Ostend port after 15 years

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May 16, 2025
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Trains have been absent from the Belgian Port of Ostend for 15 long years, but that time has now come to an end. Rail freight…

Turkish car producer Ford Otosan now organising Romanian factory logistics via rail

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February 10, 2025
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Turkish automotive manufacturer Ford Otosan and logistics company Mars Logistics are launching an intermodal supply route between Istanbul and Craiova, Romania. Ford has a car…

CEVA Logistics’ new Dunkirk auto hub enters service complete with rail spur

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April 5, 2024
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CEVA Logistics has begun operations this week at its new finished vehicle logistics (FVL) hub at the Port of Dunkirk. The hub is equipped with a rail spur and connects to maritime import and export trade flows to and from the northern French port. The hub also comprises vehicle reception and storage areas, as well…