Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group recently launched two new connections from Munich, in southern Germany, and from Tekirdag, in northwestern Turkey. The centre of this initiative is Curtici, in western Romania, as the two new services are Munich-Curtici and Curtici-Tekirdag. In other words, Curtici becomes the RCG gateway to connect Turkey and Germany.…
Not only wagons: MSC plans to build bogies in Trieste as well
MSC is in talks to take over the industrial site formerly used by Finnish maritime equipment manufacturer Wärtsilä in the port of Trieste. The shipping giant claimed it wants to use the area to build 1,000 rail freight wagons every year. Moreover, it seems as if the company wants to launch the production of rail…
Freight targets are a floor for growth and not a ceiling, says UK report
A parliamentary launch for Rail Partners’ report ‘Freight Britain: An engine for green growth’. The document was formally introduced at the Partners’ annual reception event on the Thames-side terrace of the Houses of Parliament. The invited guests, media, and rail customers were in the company of representatives from across the political spectrum. With an election…