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impact of middle east crisis ‘Mediterranean feeder services instability has an impact on inland transport’

The current supply chain crisis caused by the instability in the Middle East is disrupting Mediterranean feeder services and, consequently, inland transport in Europe. While…
JOIN IN ON MONDAY RailFreight Webinar – The role of combined transport during a fuel crisis

The war on Iran is causing oil and fuel prices to surge, with a devastating impact on the global economy and supply chain. During the…
Interview ‘Romania is about to reap the benefits of infrastructure works and EU financing’

Romania joined the EU in 2007. The accession meant increased availability of European funding for infrastructure projects. What started as a “steep and bumpy road”…
FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH Rail must shape England’s new communities

The UK government’s push for a new generation of settlements is rooted in a familiar problem: a persistent housing shortage. While empty upper floors and…
RAIL KEEPS LOSING GROUND Road freight is the only mode of transport that grew in the past decade

Since the beginning of the 2010s, EU institutions have introduced goals to reduce road freight transport in favour of more sustainable modes, especially rail. However,…
Data of the Week DB Cargo close to operational profitability, mostly thanks to subsidies

The German rail freight operator DB Cargo is one of the hot topics in the industry. Besieged by EU law, but mostly also hindered by…
Market transformation Data of the week: Public companies are on the retreat in European rail freight

State-owned companies are playing an ever smaller role in the European rail freight industry. New market entrants are proving themselves to be worthy competitors. At…
MUST-ATTEND EVENT More speakers confirmed for the European Cargo Experience

The first edition of the European Cargo Experience is less than two months away, with more and more speakers being confirmed. Held in Gdansk, Poland,…
Open discussion Signalling is not the only lever. Why operational innovation can’t wait for ERTMS

Decades of debate about signalling systems have framed rail’s capacity crisis as an infrastructure problem. But the internet taught us that the most transformative capacity…
A look back at a lively discussion 740-metre trains have shown themselves to be surprisingly divisive

Some time ago, RailFreight.com published an opinion piece taking a rarely heard perspective. It argued against the urgency of 740-metre trains in Europe. RailFreight.com and…
FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH Middle East war casts long shadow over UK rail freight operations

Is Britain’s rail freight sector in a state of readiness? Probably yes, but they don’t call it a supply chain for nothing. The links between…
INTERVIEW ‘Rail won’t replace ocean freight’ amid Middle East chaos

The war launched by Israel and the US against Iran last month has completely shaken up the supply chain, especially with the recent closure of…