The European Union is targeting a 30% modal share for rail and inland waterway transport over distances greater than 300 kilometres by 2030. An ambitious…
Rail freight considers itself plagued by an unlevel playing field with road-based competitors. Trains carry the burden of disproportionately high costs, making trucks the favoured…
Fresh on Track, a European public-private partnership, is launching the pilot project ‘Fresh Train’ to put more fresh produce on the rails. With trains running…
The shift in Swiss cross-border commercial freight transport from asphalt to rail has been a complete failure. This is evident from recently published transport figures…
Switzerland is considered by many the leading example when it comes to European rail freight. Yet, data shows that even here the sector has been…
Southampton is a globally significant port. Within the UK, it is also a strategically significant rail freight hub. Network Rail infrastructure upgrades and container terminal…
Modal shift, modal shift, modal shift. It is perhaps the single biggest buzz word in rail freight these days. In Spain and Portugal, rail still…
The Festival d’Avignon and its Fringe offshoot, France’s biggest theatre festivals, are seeking to limit the carbon footprint of live performances by shifting the transport…
Speaking at the Rail Freight Summit 2025, BASF vice president for bulk logistics Thorsten Bieker provided some insight into what shippers are looking for in…
The share of inland shipping in the Rhine corridor modal split is declining. That is despite incentive programs and successes, such as the transport of…
Countries all over Europe are facing the challenging task of taking goods off the road and putting them on the rails. In order to do…
A French Parliamentary bill aimed at developing rail freight has been tabled by a group of MPs which, if passed into law, would oblige all…