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Rail freight rescues British Steel
A train load of coking coal has been delivered to British Steel Scunthorpe. The delivery kept the blast furnaces hot at the troubled plant on…
Steel industry
The blast furnaces of Port Talbot blow hot and cold for rail freight
The steel works at Port Talbot in South Wales is about to undergo a huge transformation. The decision has been taken to replace the traditional…
Freight collaborates to improve Severn Estuary passenger service
Freight operators have collaborated to help make the most of improvements to the Severn Estuary line. The route, which crosses the border between South Wales…
Sweden chooses loans to speed up rail projects funding
The Swedish Transport Administration Trafikverket is considering financing new rail freight projects through government loans that might total over 2.5 billion euros. This, according to…
Another sanction measure could impact westbound Silk Road volumes
A new sanction measure, which will take effect at the end of this month, could impact China-Europe volumes. Starting 30 September, the import of certain…
Voestalpine stays on the rail with ambitions for doubled volumes
The cooperation between DB Cargo, voestalpine and LogServ has been extended for another two years. The Austria-based steel technology company aims to increase the volumes…
MARKET INSIGHTS
Not just grain: Ukrainian iron ore and steel suppliers bend under export pressure
Ukrainian iron ore and steel suppliers face financial annihilation from supply chain disruptions. Major companies like ArcelorMittal or Metinvest Group see their exports and production…
GB Railfreight shunts off with new contract for Celsa Steel
The UK’s fast growing rail freight operator GB Railfreight has put pen to paper on a deal with Spanish-owned multinational metals corporation Celsa Steel. The…
DB Cargo to deliver raw materials to one of Germany’s largest steel sites
DB Cargo has signed a ten-year contract with steel producer ArcelorMittal to supply its blast furnace in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany. Thanks to the contract, which runs…
UK’s rail-making plant British Steel sold to Chinese
The company responsible for the making of UK’s railway, British Steel, has been sold to the Chinese Jingye Group. The 3000-strong local workforce has met…