Freight

Russian Railways issues first international Green Bond

20 May 2019 | By Global Railway Review

The first Green Bond to be issued by a Russian company has achieved the lowest interest rate ever for a Russian Euro-denominated bond of any kind.

Network Rail awards £800m rail haulage and seasonal services contracts

16 May 2019 | By Global Railway Review

Network Rail has awarded contracts worth £800m for the haulage and operations of its engineering trains and seasonal treatment services in Control Period 6.

The Scottish government has announced £25 million investment in freight

14 May 2019 | By Global Railway Review

Scottish rail freight is set to benefit from investment from Government which is expected to total £25 million in bid to increase innovation in the industry.

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The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group opens up connection to Scandinavian region

7 May 2019 | By Global Railway Review

The new connection strengthens rail logistics service for all industrial goods with efficient and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions for whole Scandinavia.

Central Railroad line in Uruguay receives funding from IDB Invest

3 May 2019 | By Global Railway Review

The Central Railroad line in Uruguay has received $500 million for the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of the line between Montevideo and Paso de Los Toros.

Norfolk Southern releases mobile app for real-time tracking of shipments

29 April 2019 | By Global Railway Review

Norfolk Southern's new app keeps shippers on the go connected to their rail business with real-time connections with shipments.

Etihad Rail and Abu Dhabi Customs to develop freight transport solutions

25 April 2019 | By Global Railway Review

Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, has signed a Joint Partnership Agreement with the General Administration of Customs in Abu Dhabi, aimed at developing freight transport requirements to enable trains to travel more efficiently with the adoption of smart electronic technology.

Moving into a new legal regime for global rail freight

15 April 2019 | By Erik Evtimov

For several decades, there has been enormous potential in door-to-door rail freight transportation between Europe and Asia, but there is still a lot to be realised. Erik Evtimov, Deputy Secretary General of the International Rail Transport Committee (CIT), explores the challenges to overcome and how the creation of a new…

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group launches first connection between Xi’an and Budapest

11 April 2019 | By Global Railway Review

The establishment of a new freight connection between China and the BILK terminal is complete, resulting in an unbeatable transport duration.

Connecting Luxembourg to China, a new combined train is launched

5 April 2019 | By Global Railway Review

With the aim of running the train on a weekly basis by mid-2019, the train is operated by CDIRS, in collaboration with RTSB and CFL multimodal.

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group strengthens transport to and from the port of Rijeka

2 April 2019 | By Global Railway Review

Rijeka is, along with Koper and Trieste, a central port in the Mediterranean corridor of the trans-European transport networks.