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 […]
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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 […]
GE and UGL extend Rail Alliance agreement
UGL Limited and GE have signed a 10-year extension to the existing agreement for the sale and distribution, support and […]
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 […]
Hitachi starts testing digital signalling technology on Intercity trains
Hitachi’s Intercity trains, which will begin running passenger services on the Great Western main line from 2017 and the East […]
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 […]
UK: plans to facilitate rail compensation claiming
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) published its response following the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) investigation of the […]
Latvia introduces ticket purchase option for mobile app
Latvian rail passenger transport operator Pasazieru Vilciens offers the possibility to use its mobile application to buy electronic tickets. The […]