Germany - VibeWire Magazine

Alstom secures order from Poland for Traxx locomotives

Guest authors
March 26, 2024
0

Alstom has secured an order from the Polish transport group CLIP Intermodal for the supply of 13 third-generation Traxx multi-system locomotives.

DB and GDL strike deal for collective bargaining agreement

Marco Raimondi
March 26, 2024
0

Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) finally sealed the deal on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The CBA will be retroactively implemented from 1 November 2023 and will last until 31 December 2025. One of the main bones of contention between GDL and DB is that the union wanted to…

EU Regulator Says Lufthansa Airlines, ITA Airways Deal Could Harm Competition

Guest authors
March 25, 2024
0

The EC expressed concerns about short-haul and long-haul competition from/to Italy, as well as ITA Airways’ dominance at Milan Linate Airport (LIN).

DB Cargo misses financial targets, volumes and performance drop

Nikos Papatolios
March 22, 2024
0

In a “negative as expected” year, Deutsche Bahn’s financial performance was again in the red. Losses were not avoided in 2023, and the Group’s freight subsidiary DB Cargo was no exception. The state-owned freight carrier did not meet the target of closing 2023 with a loss of 225 million euros. Instead, the company reported EBIT…

How has the German chemical industry dealt with rail strikes?

Guest authors
March 18, 2024
0

With Germany caught up in frequent rail strikes, the sector has been facing difficulties with the transportation of goods. The branch organisation of the German chemical industry (VCI) sounded the alarm bells ahead of last week’s 24-hour strike. VCI warned that the industry cannot cope with more strikes. RailFreight.com reached out to VCI and chemical […]

DB vs GDL: strikes end, agreement in sight

Marco Raimondi
March 18, 2024
0

There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) said that a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement should be expected in the coming days. “Until then, the GDL will refrain from further strikes”, the parties stated in a joint note. Five […]

Finnish biochemicals company partners with DB Cargo to supply German biorefinery

Guest authors
March 14, 2024
0

The first deliveries of wood chips from UPM Biochemicals have been delivered by DB Cargo to the world’s first biorefinery at Leuna in Germany.

Nations demand tech firms tackle scammers

Guest authors
March 14, 2024
0

Governments from around the world have called on telcos and tech giants to strengthen their efforts in combating fraud conducted over their networks and platforms. The calls were made at the inaugural Global Fraud Summit held at Lancaster House in Lond…

Nations demand tech firms tackle scammers

Guest authors
March 14, 2024
0

Dutch rail freight volumes fell by 10% in 2023

Guest authors
March 14, 2024
0

Rail freight volumes in the Netherlands fell by ten per cent in 2023. In its annual rail freight report, Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail explains that it was mostly external factors that contributed to the drop. As a result, operators have cancelled various charters throughout the past year. Rail freight volumes amounted to 42,7 million tonnes […]