South Africa to develop a North South Corridor railway
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has released a tender request for a pre-feasibility study into the rehabilitation and […]
Freight
JAXPORT’s new rail terminal is opened
Jacksonville Port Authority opened the USD 30 million intermodal container transfer facility that provides on-dock rail service to JAXPORT’s North […]
Inner Mongolia-Kazakhstan new train service launched
Another freight train service linking northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with Kazakhstan began operations in November. The train left […]
New container terminal opened at Port of Montréal
Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau inaugurated new container terminal in the Viau sector, within Port of Montréal. The new container […]
Jacksonville Port Authority opens new rail terminal
The new USD 30 million Intermodal Container Transfer Facility of the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has been officially open for […]
Germany to ban noisy freight wagons after 2020
Germany’s transport minister Alexander Dobrindt announced a new draft legislation to ban noisy freight train wagons after the end of […]
Mongolia, China, South Korea launch direct freight service
A direct sea and rail freight service between the Republic of Korea, China and Mongolia was launched, cutting transport time […]
RZD and VR Group agree on transportation of freight in private wagons
Within the framework of the annual meeting devoted to the direct Russian-Finnish railway link held in Helsinki, RZD and VR […]
ABB wins order to supply 1600 transformers for India’s freight locomotives
ABB has won an order from Alstom to supply 1600 traction transformers for 800 new electric freight locomotives in India. […]
Tests on Vienna South hub launched
Trial operations at the new terminal Vienna South Freight Terminal began last week with the first on-track movements visible in […]