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MSC launches new Serbia-Italy connection

Marco Raimondi
November 4, 2025
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Shipping giant MSC is expanding its rail portfolio with a new connection between Batajnica, near the Serbian capital Belgrade, and the Italian port of Trieste.…

The ORR Authorises GB Railfreight’s Class 99 For UK Operations

Guest authors
November 4, 2025
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GB Railfreight is proud to announce that its new fleet of Class 99 bimodal locomotives has received Authorisation for Placing Into Service (APIS) from the UK’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR). This ORR approval confirms that the Class 99 meets all essential requirements for safety, accessibility, environmental standards, and technical compatibility. The APIS milestone […]

ProRail moves quickly after horror crash in the Netherlands

Simon Walton
November 3, 2025
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Dutch infrastructure agency ProRail has moved quickly to repair badly damaged tracks between Utrecht and Eindhoven. A huge accident on Friday (31 October) saw a…

Maritime launches ZERO to decarbonise UK logistics

Simon Walton
October 28, 2025
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Maritime Transport Ltd has launched Maritime ZERO, a fully integrated emissions-reduction programme that pairs national rail services with battery-electric last-mile deliveries. There’s also a programme…

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

Guest authors
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,…

A summary of Rail Freight News in Australia – October 13 – October 27, 2025

Bardy Bigglesworth
October 27, 2025
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The rail freight news in Australia over the past 14 days has been dominated by significant national policy decisions.

Building bridges in global trade: The Dutch Container Merchants story

Guest authors
October 21, 2025
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In 2019, Rogier Vervoort looked at the global shipping container industry and saw opportunity where others saw routine. Armed with over 30 years of hands-on…

‘Don’t increase tax on rail-borne logistics’

Simon Walton
October 20, 2025
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Expected tax rises threaten the UK economy’s largest sector. Logistics UK has urged the Treasury to avoid further tax increases ahead of the Autumn Budget.…

PD Ports launches “jumbo” Teesport–Scotland rail service

Simon Walton
October 16, 2025
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Longer trains and extra capacity. It marks a new phase in Teesport’s Scottish freight operations. PD Ports is recasting its intermodal rail links between Teesport…

Glasgow’s Polmadie Depot at 150 years

Simon Walton
October 15, 2025
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Anniversaries like this don’t come around every year. Well, maybe every century and a half. Current operators Alstom celebrated the 150th birthday of Polmadie Depot…