Freight volume nearly halved
DB Cargo Italia closes staff depot in Domodossola
DB Cargo Italia is closing a staff depot in Domodossola. Business at the Domo 2 facility has winded down significantly in recent years due to…
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Two new services launched along the Rhine-Alpine axis
The Rhine-Alpine corridor connecting Italy to northern Europe is one of the main rail freight arteries in Europe. DB Cargo and GTS have recently started…
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Deutsche Bahn in pursuit of CO2 reduction: ‘90% fewer emissions with diesel substitute HVO’
Rail can boast of being the most environmentally friendly transport modality. Nevertheless, not all trains are exactly emission-free. On non-electrified tracks, trains may still need…
DB Cargo Italia ditches diesel, switches to HVO
DB Cargo Italia is currently in the process of implementing a switch from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel. All diesel-powered locomotives of the…
Liberalised market in Italy: more players, stagnating volumes
The Italian private rail freight sector has kept growing since the early 2000s, despite the state-owned entity, Mercitalia Rail, still keeping the largest slice of…
Hit by the crisis DB Cargo Italia proceeds to staff layoffs and transfers
With prosperous times seemingly in the past, DB Cargo Italia is making some drastic decisions. The company will lay off and transfer personnel from three…