Topic: Intermodal

JOINT STUDY Only 5% of companies choose intermodal in three Italian key regions

Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna are three of the most productive regions in Italy and logistics plays a key role here in connecting businesses with…
Ro-Ro Spain explores another rail highway route: Santander-Madrid

Spain is on a roll in the intermodal rail area. Following the development of the rail highway from Valencia to Madrid (and its extension to…
Italy-France EU approves support measure: Combined Transport on Frejus line can make a comeback

The European Commission has approved a measure that will support Combined Transport (CT) operations between Aiton (France) and Orbassano (Italy). The rail highway along the…
Competitiveness remains a barrier Sanctions push Russia to broaden the use of intermodal rail

In the northwestern region of Russia, tests have started to put trucks on trains. The popularity of such intermodal operations has grown last year, according…
Novi Sad LKW Walter and DP World launch new Germany-Serbia intermodal service

A new Germany-Serbia intermodal rail service is now operational, with Emirati logistics company DP World handling freight between its Novi Sad facility in Serbia and…
France and Germany Captrain and CargoBeamer expand their rail services

Both Captrain and CargoBeamer are expanding their rail freight services. The French and German markets are the beneficiaries.
2025 data Data of the week: Only one major port in Northwestern Europe capitalised on container growth

Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg: These are the major ports in Northwestern Europe. Throughput developments here directly impact the rail freight business, and so we’re taking a…
Italy-Sweden Containers now, semi-trailers later: Italo-Finnish collaboration links north and south

The Finnish company Nurminen Logistics and the Italian Lanzi Trasporti are joining forces to launch a new rail route across Europe. They are connecting Parma,…
Netherlands BTT acquired Dutch Chemelot terminal in anticipation of truck toll

With the acquisition of the Chemelot rail terminal in the south of the Netherlands, multimodal logistics company BTT Multimodal is preparing for the upcoming Dutch…
Single wagonload on the retreat Data of the week: Intermodal remains resilient despite Dutch rail freight volume collapse

The volume of rail freight on the Dutch rail network has shrunk for the third year in a row. As in previous years, the decline…
Key modal shift questions Future loading units in European Combined Transport – what is the role of the semi-trailer?

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…
Poland Baltic Hub sets new volume records and sees rail grow in importance

The Baltic Hub terminal in Gdańsk, Poland, has closed 2025 with new volume records. It is establishing itself as a major European port-rail hub, highlighting…