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  • Rail Cargo purchases 200 autoracks
  • RCG identifies a new rail route for transporting cars from Asia
  • New electric rail cranes to raise container siding capacity to 1.2m TEUs

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railwaypro.com /3 weeks ago

Rail Cargo purchases 200 autoracks

The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is expanding its fleet with 200 new autoracks, suitable for transporting electric vehicles and SUVs. [...]

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

RCG identifies a new rail route for transporting cars from Asia

The operator Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is using a new route to transport cars from Asia to Europe, with the [...]

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logisticsbusiness.com /3 weeks ago

New electric rail cranes to raise container siding capacity to 1.2m TEUs

Two new electric rail-mounted gantry cranes will increase Baltic Hub’s rail-siding capacity to 1.2 million TEUs a year and support intermodal flows across Central and Eastern Europ...

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container-news.com /4 days ago

ProRail awards Rotterdam rail yard upgrade contract to VolkerRail

ProRail has awarded VolkerRail a contract to redevelop the Waalhaven Zuid rail yard at the Port of Rotterdam, increasing its capacity to handle longer freight trains. The contract...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Continued US intermodal boom hardly guaranteed: rail experts

North American railroads and the ports they serve say economic conditions for growing intermodal volumes have never been better — if they give customers the service, reliability an...

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theloadstar.com /2 weeks ago

South Korea-Russia ocean volumes boosted by rail congestion in China

Growing congestion along the Trans-China and Trans-Siberian railways, linking China and Russia, has boosted South Korea-Russia container volumes, encouraging shipping lines to cons...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Chemical shipments percolate in latest rail data

Rail freight posts another solid week led by crude by rail, met ore  The post Chemical shipments percolate in latest rail data appeared first on FreightWaves.

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freightwaves.com /1 day ago

A new PNW container port? $205M for Oregon rail project

Oregon port wins $205 million in federal funding to upgrade its rail line and boost a proposed container terminal project. The post A new PNW container port? $205M for Oregon rail...

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supplychaindive.com /1 month ago

Amazon debuts direct rail service for Los Angeles-to-East Coast shipments

Standard Ocean Express moves inventory cross-country faster than other options, the company said.

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supplychainbrain.com /4 days ago

German Rail Struggles With Rhine Diversions

While rail is handling a substantial share of displaced volumes, due to the ongoing rail construction in Germany, rail cannot replace the Rhine one to one yet.

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joc.com /2 days ago

DOT grant for rail upgrade boosts prospects for Port of Coos Bay expansion

A $205 million upgrade of the Coos Bay Rail Line to link with Union Pacific for inland service opens the door for the potential construction of the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port th...

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freightwaves.com /1 week ago

Intermodal rail better by 10% in latest count

Intermodal volumes continued to set a strong pace in the latest U.S. rail traffic data. The post Intermodal rail better by 10% in latest count appeared first on FreightWaves.

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Record in China: Nanchang logistics hub surpasses 10,000 rail-sea freight trips

Nanchang International Land Port, a major logistics hub in Jiangxi Province in eastern China, has surpassed the milestone of 10,000 rail-sea [...]

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Hapag-Lloyd adds Rotterdam–Germersheim rail connection

Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a weekly rail connection between Rotterdam and Germersheim to support inland transport capacity amid critical water levels on the Rhine. The temporary se...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

HHLA starts remote-controlled rail crane operations at Altenwerder

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Rail freight gains ride steelmaking, energy sectors

Intermodal traffic improved by more than double the percentage of carload shipments in the latest AAR data. The post Rail freight gains ride steelmaking, energy sectors appeared fi...

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supplychainbrain.com /2 days ago

Maersk, Hateco Sign Vietnam Rail Freight Project Deal

The proposed network will include a rail freight terminal in Haiphong and three container facilities across northern provinces.

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Norfolk Southern: New intermodal era about removing rail friction

Norfolk Southern says intermodal’s next growth phase will depend on making rail as simple, predictable and accountable as trucking through stronger terminal performance and a coast...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

New $100M inland rail terminal will handle 60,000 TEUs a year

Alabama’s $100 million Montgomery inland container terminal will link central Alabama shippers to the Port of Mobile via CSX rail. The post New $100M inland rail terminal will hand...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Port of Long Beach positions rail as key to future trade growth

Port of Long Beach CEO Dr Noel Hacegaba used the port’s Supply Chain Insight media briefing to make the strategic case for rail infrastructure as the central enabler of the port’s...

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container-news.com /2 weeks ago

APM Terminals Aarhus and Port of Aalborg launch new rail service

APM Terminals Aarhus and the Port of Aalborg have launched a new weekly rail service connecting the two Danish ports. The new connection gives companies in Northern Jutland direct...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Low Rhine water level driving barge cargo to capacity-strained road and rail

Terminals at Antwerp and Rotterdam are coming under growing pressure as unseasonably low water along the Rhine continues to restrict container barge movements on the river, with ca...

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freightwaves.com /2 weeks ago

Climbing intermodal rail volumes more than treble commodities traffic gains

Metals, petroleum, and forest products helped U.S. railroads to more weekly freight gains, alongside notable intermodal improvement. The post Climbing intermodal rail volumes more...

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miningweekly.com /5 days ago

TFR sets new world record with 696-wagon iron-ore train

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it has achieved a global freight rail milestone, safely operating a 696-wagon empty train on the Iron Ore Export Line from Saldanha Bay, in the Wes...

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