News

17.01.2025

Railfreight

Italy records rail freight drop in 2024

The past year has not brought major success to Italian rail freight. The first estimates are counting on a loss of around one million train-kilometres compared to the year prior.

News

16.01.2025

The Loadstar

Red Sea attacks on ships could continue, despite Gaza ceasefire

Despite a lull in attacks on shipping this month, Houthi suggestions are that they may resume, despite the Gaza ceasefire announced for Sunday between Israel and Hamas.

News

10.01.2025

PKP CARGO launches intermodal connections between Swarzędz and Duisburg

These services on the Polish German corridor began on January 8, 2025.

News

07.01.2025

The Loadstar

Maersk and MSC fire first shots in new freight rate war on Asia-Europe trades

Deepsea container carriers, led by Maersk and MSC, have started cutting Asia-Europe rates in the hope of filling their ships during the usual post-Chinese New Year lull.

News

06.01.2025

Railfreight

Rail freight sector on Middle Corridor: pessimism trumps optimism

RailFreight.com recently organised the second edition of the rail freight end-of-year market survey, with dozens of industry players responding and providing their perspectives on how the sector did in 2024 and what to expect in 2025.

News

06.01.2025

KTZ summed up the results of 2024: stability, growth and large-scale projects

JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy successfully completed 2024, demonstrating stability in cargo transportation and fulfillment of strategic objectives.

News

05.01.2025

Global Times

GAC unveils measures to boost development of western regions

Steps stress promoting development via opening-up, facilitating logistics

News

03.01.2025

The Loadstar

Trump tariffs could boost Chinese influence in South-east Asian rail network

The Chinese government’s aim to develop Asian rail networks could be aided by president-elect Trump’s tariff policy, «running counter to the US’s strategic aims», according to the founder of Transport Intelligence (Ti), John Manners-Bell.

News

02.01.2025

Waberer’s expands rail freight with stake in Hungary’s No. 2 operator

Waberer’s International is further expanding its rail freight capacity by acquiring a majority stake in GYSEV CARGO Zrt., Hungary’s second-largest rail transportation provider.

News

31.12.2024

JOC.com

Shippers, carriers face wave of port congestion, vessel delays in Asia, Europe

Shippers and ocean carriers on the Asia-Europe trade will be facing vessel delays into February as a raft of issues ranging from holiday port closures, vessel bunching in Asia and labor shortages in Hamburg cause serious port congestion with lengthy ship queues and berth waiting times.

News

30.12.2024

Freight rail transport in continental Europe experienced a general decline in the first half of 2024

In the first half of 2024, freight rail transport across Europe recorded a decrease in transport performance, reflecting a challenging period for the sector.

News

27.12.2024

Chengdu and Chongqing Rank Top 3 in China-Europe Freight, Boosting Global Trade Connectivity

Chengdu and Chongqing share a love for spicy food and culture and a common future

News

24.12.2024

China is Saving EU’s Christmas from Red Sea Crisis

After the Red Sea crisis escalated, Christmas decorations delivered via the China-Europe freight trains became essential for Europeans to celebrate the New Year.

News

23.12.2024

The Loadstar

Two winners from the Red Sea crisis: the shipping lines and Houthis

«Vessels ‘go dark’ to avoid Houthi attacks,» blared headlines as 2024 kicked in, and commercial shipping very swiftly threw forecasts to the winds as it became apparent that the spate of attacks in the Red Sea region in the closing weeks of 2023 had morphed into a campaign.

News

20.12.2024

The Loadstar

Rates update, week 51: GRIs boost prices, with more to come in January

Container spot rates on the transpacific trades shot up this week, on the back of a series of mid-December general rate increases (GRIs) that appear to have significantly boosted prices.