Freight news – Page 7
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Rail Business UKRailX freight booking app targets growth
UK: RailX has secured a £150 000 loan from NPIF Mercia Debt Finance to enable it to further develop its rail freight booking app and target new customers. RailX was launched after Steve Freeman, the former Managing Director of Doncaster’s rail terminal iPort Rail, and rail ...
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NewsNorfolk Southern rolls out train incident response data sharing
USA: Norfolk Southern has begun using the RapidSOS digital alert platform to provide first responders with access to information on train cargo and hazardous material data. In the event of a emergency, Norfolk Southern will initiate an alert to first responders transmitting critical information, the incident ...
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NewsPhosphate railway modernisation loan signed
TUNISIA: The Saudi Fund for Development is providing a US$55m development loan to support the renewal of 190 km of railway in Sfax, Gafsa and Gabes to increase capacity for transporting phosphate. The agreement with the Ministry of Economy & Planning was signed on February 22. ...
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NewsShuttlewagon Commander NXT wagon mover launched
USA: Wabtec has launched its Shuttlewagon Commander NXT wagon mover. Features include precision joystick control, the ability to operate on tight curves, an AAR coupler and rubber tyre drive. ‘The Commander NXT was designed with the customer in mind and represents the future in railcar mobilisation’, ...
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NewsFirst rails laid on Vicente Emilio Vuolo Railway
BRAZIL: The first 3 km of track has been laid near Rondonópolis in Mato Grosso state on the 743 km Senador Vicente Emilio Vuolo Railway that will eventually link the south of the state with the capital Cuiabá, Nova Mutum and Lucas do Rio Verde. Being ...
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NewsShort-haul shuttle trains could get lorries off Los Angeles roads
USA: A rail shuttle to an inland container terminal within 240 km of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could carry 3·1 million TEU/year, according to reports Anacostia Rail Holdings commissioned from Oliver Wyman and Leachman & Associates. A further opportunity exists for up ...
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NewsHudson Bay Railway funding announced
CANADA: The federal and provincial governments have announced up to C$60m of funding for capital works on the Hudson Bay Railway, which provides year-round all-weather access to the port of Churchill and remote communities in northern Manitoba. The 1 000 km railway from The Pas to ...
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NewsEstonian rail freight operator prepares for privatisation
ESTONIA: A strategy to privatise national rail freight operator Operail was backed by the cabinet on February 15. The government had instructed Operail to prepare plans for a sale last autumn. ‘Rail transport is a volume business where small quantities and short journeys do not pay ...
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NewsLithuanian rail operator pilots ‘competitive green logistics’ in the three Baltic States
EUROPE: Lithuania’s LTG Cargo has operated a pilot freight train through Latvia to Valga, the first station in Estonia. On February 23 CEO Eglė Šimė said LTG Cargo plans to start offering ‘competitive green logistics services’ in the three countries in the near future, as a ...
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NewsMRS Logística orders Wabtec locomotives
BRAZIL: MRS Logística has ordered 30 Wabtec ES44ACi Evolution Series diesel locomotives as part of its fleet renewal strategy. The deal announced on February 21 is valued at around R$500m, with the first deliveries scheduled for this year. Features will include lower emissions than the predecessor ...
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NewsMetrans acquires Adria Rail
EUROPE: The Metrans rail freight subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen & Logistik has expanded in southeast Europe with the acquisition of 100% of Adria Rail Group. Adria Rail offers rail services from Serbia and Croatia, and manages an inland terminal in Indija near Beograd which has daily ...
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NewsViewpoint: Faster freight trains are needed to save southeast Europe’s industry
Investment to raise the speeds of freight trains is needed to prevent deindustrialisation in the Balkans, says Philippe Rombaut, owner of Bulgarian fertiliser manufacturer Agropolychim which is investing in its own fleet of wagons
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NewsProgress Rail to supply locomotives to Sumatra
INDONESIA: National railway PT KAI has awarded Progress Rail a contract to supply 54 EMD GT38AC locomotives from 2025 for use hauling freight in south Sumatra. The order announced on February 15 will add to the 91 GT38AC locomotives delivered since 2011. The 1 067 mm ...
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NewsIndian Railways targets parcels market
INDIA: Indian Railways is developing a Rail Post Gati Shakti parcel service in partnership with India Post, which will provide first and last mile connectivity. About 750 of IR’s more than 7 000 stations currently provide a parcels facility, and in the future customers will be ...
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NewsTurkmenistan sends LPG to Kyrgyzstan by rail
KYRGYZSTAN: Turkmenistan has sent 2 000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas by rail to Kyrgyzstan as humanitarian aid, as Bıshkek struggles to cope with gas and power shortages. The LPG was supplied by Turkmenistan’s state gas company Turkmengaz and transported by state railway Demirýollary via Uzbekistan ...
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NewsFour-pronged strategy to develop Pakistan Railways
PAKISTAN: A four-pronged strategy for financial autonomy, governance and growth, private sector participation and leveraging technology at Pakistan Railways has been set out by Railways Board Chairman Syed Mazhar Ali Shah. Financial Autonomy Shah said Pakistan Railways’ statutory position as a government ...
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