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DP World wants Aiud to be an automotive rail hub

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August 5, 2026
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Emirati logistics operator DP World has completed its first end-to-end shipment of finished vehicles in Europe. The company made the automotive delivery from Zeebrugge, Belgium…

Spanish rail freight returned to growth in 2025

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August 4, 2026
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The Spanish National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has published the national rail freight statistics for 2025. The most noteworthy development is a return…

Around $150 billion currently being invested in Eurasian rail connections

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August 3, 2026
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Asia–Europe logistics is serious business. With the support of governments, international institutions and the private sector, projects worth $345 billion are scheduled in 13 countries…

Hungary shuts down evening rail freight amid electricity emergency

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August 3, 2026
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The ongoing drought is diminishing capacity in the inland waterway shipping sector. Water levels in Europe’s rivers are low. As a result, the loading capacity…

Russia and Armenia increasingly at odds over South Caucasus Railway

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July 31, 2026
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Relations between Russia and Armenia have soured in recent years. Armenia is increasingly looking westward for political, economic and security support. That presents a problem…

Gioia Tauro targets role as sea-rail intermodal hub

Marco Raimondi
July 31, 2026
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Together with Trieste and Genoa, Gioia Tauro is one of Italy’s three main ports. However, rail freight has so far played only a minor role in its logistics operations.

A smaller DB Cargo approaches operational break-even

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July 31, 2026
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The German national rail freight operator DB Cargo is working hard to become financially viable. It needs to do so as a requirement for the…

Rail Cargo Group launches new Budapest–Belgrade service

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July 30, 2026
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The Austrian national rail freight operator OBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a new connection between Budapest, Hungary, and Belgrade, Serbia. It links major…

KTZ Express exports mineral fertilisers to the UK via the Middle Corridor

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July 29, 2026
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Kazakh mineral fertilisers have found their way onto the Middle Corridor. KTZ Express, Kazakh Railways’ multimodal international logistics subsidiary, organised the export of fertilisers to…

The UK’s First Hybrid Freight Locomotive Enters Commercial Service

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July 29, 2026
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GB Railfreight (GBRf), the UK’s leading rail freight operator, yesterday operated the first commercial service of the Class 99 hybrid freight locomotive, marking a major milestone in the modernisation and decarbonisation of Britain’s rail freight network. Yesterday, 99001, the first commercial Class 99 service for Maritime Transport departed DP World London Gateway carrying intermodal freight […]