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Port vs Inland terminals: Keys for effective rail logistics

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March 18, 2025
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Terminals are a vital component of the supply chain as they are the connecting points for different transport modalities. However, not every terminal is the…

What’s behind the traffic decline at Malaszewicze?

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February 28, 2025
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Fewer and fewer trains are entering Europe through Malaszewicze. In January, only 21 trains crossed the Polish – Belarusian border on a daily basis. That…

Storm causes severe rail congestion across northern Germany

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November 28, 2024
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A storm has led to problems on northern Germany’s railway network on Wednesday 27 November. Reportedly, rail infrastructure in the entire region is congested following…

METRANS’ car carrier could be the next breakthrough in automotive logistics

Simon Walton
September 23, 2024
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Europe’s car manufacturing sector relies on one thing more than any other: the railways. Moving new vehicles around in bulk is a major logistics operation,…

Intermodal rail cradle for cars

Simon Walton
September 22, 2024
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European rail freight operator Metrans plans to put cars in cradles, and cradles on trains, all for the sake of intermodal expedience

Silk Road traffic does not get away with weather effects

Nikos Papatolios
September 19, 2024
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The extreme weather conditions in Central and Eastern Europe have posed significant challenges for the Silk Road trains. As Martin Koubek, Director of Silk Road…

Port of Hamburg stops accepting trains amid continuous strikes

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September 6, 2024
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The Port of Hamburg is no longer accepting trains due to ongoing strikes at its terminal facilities. On 29 August, port workers announced the strikes…

Metrans’ terminal in Slovakia just got bigger

Marco Raimondi
May 30, 2024
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Metrans, the rail freight subsidiary of HHLA, expanded its terminal in Dunajská Streda, near the Slovakian border with Hungary. The terminal now has 50,000 extra square metres of space which will be used for container repairing, storaging, and washing. One of the terminal’s main connection is to Halkali, west of Instanbul, Turkey. It was launched…

German TAC lawsuit follows political deal that shields local passenger rail

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May 15, 2024
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The German rail sector is heading into a pivotal lawsuit that could decide the future of the country’s track access charges (TAC) policy. Eleven rail companies are suing the Bundesnetzagentur following a planned 16,2 per cent TAC increase. According to them, a federal political deal to shield local passenger rail is hurting other sectors and…

METRANS launches new connection to Ukraine

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April 16, 2024
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METRANS has launched a new freight connection to Ukraine. The service will run between Poland and the Ukrainian town Mostyska. According to METRANS, the route connects its network to cities such as Kyiv and Odesa. European rail operator METRANS launched the new route during the Easter weekend. Trains will run between Dabrowa Gornicza in Poland…