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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…
EXPANSION IN THE EAST
Metrans acquires 50% of AFLUENT Arad South Terminal
Intermodal operator Metrans finalised the acquisition of a 50% stake in the AFLUENT Arad South Terminal in Romania, near the border with Hungary. The facility…
German port delays
Parts of Europe continue to battle congestion in winter weather aftermath
The cold wave that hit logistics operations in the Netherlands and Germany has subsided. In the past days, companies have turned to clearing the backlog…
BYD & Rheinmetall
METRANS starts building Szeged intermodal hub amid rising industrial demand in southern Hungary
The Czechia-based rail freight operator METRANS has started building a new intermodal logistics hub in Szeged, Hungary. It calls the future facility a terminal of…
TERMINAL UPGRADE
Metrans and Interport to implement dual gauge in Košice terminal
Metrans and Interport Servis will modernise a terminal near Košice, in eastern Slovakia. The terminal will accommodate both broad and international gauges, a move that…
METRANS
First full schedule train has departed from Xi’an to Česká Třebová
A first full schedule train has left the Chinese city of Xi’an to the Czech rail hub Česká Třebová. The METRANS service is supported by…
INTERMODALITY
METRANS deploys first and last-mile electric trucks
METRANS has put six Volvo FH Electric trucks into service in Prague, marking the largest deployment of electric trucks in Czech history. The vehicles, unveiled…
ALL UPGRADES COMPLETED
METRANS Prague terminal again ready for further capacity
METRANS, the subsidiary of HHLA, finalised the next upgrade of its terminal in Prague. “At our Prague terminal we have again done further planned upgrades,…
Climate policy
Czechia exempts rail freight from ETS-2
The Czech Ministry of Transport has exempted rail freight from the upcoming EU Emissions Trading System 2. In other words, there will be no carbon…
Disruptions
‘Rail freight transit through Germany remains challenging’
Crossing Germany remains a challenge for freight trains. Operator METRANS points to problems in the Port of Hamburg, but also to a long list of…
On EU border
HHLA gets green light for Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal acquisition
Hamburg-based logistics giant HHLA has gotten the green light from the Ukrainian antimonopoly committee to acquire a 60% stake in the Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal. It…
TWO-YEAR DELAY
Metrans’ terminal in Hungary to be operational in 2027
HHLA’s rail branch Metrans is currently building a new terminal in Szeged, near the Hungarian border with Serbia. Initially, the opening of the terminal was…