Intermodal Transport/Facilities
The transport of cargo and containers between locations using more than mode of transport – intermodal. Often involves an international logistics company arranging rail and road for one cargo delivery.
Cosco division acquires 60% of the share capital of Piraeus-based PEARL
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 11, 2019 – Ocean Rail Logistics, part of the COSCO Shipping group, has acquires 60% of the share capital of...
European Commission approves €6 million public support to promote shift of freight transport from road to rail in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy
October 10, 2019 The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules an Italian support scheme to encourage the shift of freight traffic from road to...
Kombiverkehr improves Cologne-Trieste service
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) September 26, 2019 – Kombiverkehr GmbH, a German intermodal service, has announced that the former company train from...
Hupac increases rail connections to Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) September 26, 2019 – Hupac SA, a leading network operator in intermodal transport in Europe, has said that due to...
Event: Trieste Intermodal Day – September 19, 2019
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) September 10, 2019 – Trieste Intermodal Day (TID) is a day event about the future of European intermodality in all its...
CIRCLE participates in the European Project EasyLog
CIRCLE S.p.A. participates in the European Project EasyLog for the development of the automation of 5 Ro-Ro gates and receives a first assignment of € 81,800...
Milano-Xi’an Freight Express and Hupac start rail cooperation
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 23, 2019 – China’s Xi’an International Port Area Haidebang Logistics Co., Ltd. is cooperating with Swiss...
Puertos del Estado hosts SIMPLE innovation event
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 – Last Friday, Puertos del Estado (state-owned ports agency) hosted the first milestone event of the SIMPLE...
PSA starts first direct rail link between Genoa and Switzerland
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2019 – PSA, the Singapore-based, international port terminal and logistics company, is to start a non-stop intermodal...
TriBo, a new intermodal service between Trieste, Padua and Bologna
21 June 2019 A new bi-weekly rail service has been started in recent days to connect the port of Trieste to the strategic economic areas of Veneto and Emilia...
Fercam strengthens Italy-Tunisia intermodal link
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – Italian logistics company Fercam has upgraded the Italy-Tunisia intermodal connection by introducing a further...
SITC International & China Railway Container Transport sign
News Release – SITC International & China Railway Container Transport sign – June 12, 2019 China Railway Container Transport Corp., Ltd (CRCT)...
Kombiverkehr to launch intermodal corridor linking Trieste port to Düsseldorf
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Trieste port has signed an agreement with railway operator Kombiverkehr KG for the launch of an intermodal...
Trieste port sings MoU with Luxembourg’s Bettembourg logistic hub
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority)...
DHL and Rail Cargo Group extend “Belt and Road” network with new Chengdu–Vienna direct route
News Release – DHL and Rail Cargo Group extend “Belt and Road” network with new Chengdu–Vienna direct route – May 15, 2019 DHL Global...
Hupac to manage new Pordenone intermodal terminal
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 3, 2019 – Ports in northern Italy are set to benefit from the opening of Interporto – Centro Ingrosso di...
METRANS starts new block-train service between Koper port and Enns
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 – The Luka Koper port authority has reported a new railway service connecting Enns, in Austria, with Koper...
Trieste port launches Comodalce intermodal project
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – The Comodalce project “Enhancing COordination on multiMODAL freight transport in CE” has started...
Germany’s Kombiverkehr to launch new intermodal service to Italy in May
Verona, Italy (Ports Europe) April 9, 2019 – Germany’s Kombiverkehr plans to launch an intermodal service linking the Interporto Quadrante...
Italy’s intermodal routes offset 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 emissions
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2019 – A total of 1.5 million trucks were transported on intermodal routes in Italy, reducing the total weight of...