North American intermodal rail anticipates growth from new routes and faster transit times in 2026 amid merger discussions between UP and NS.

THE 100,000th China-Europe freight train from Chongqing recently departed for Europe, marking a significant milestone in the development of world trade, reports Xinhua

NORTH American rail volume for the week ending January 26, on 12 reporting US, Canadian and Mexican railways totalled 347,141 carloads, down 4

NORTH American rail volume for the week ending July 6 fell 5

PSA INDIA has launched a new direct southern rail connection linking Mumbai to Cochin in southwestern India, reports London's Port Technology

TRAFFIC volumes on the trains between the EU and China continue to grow, with 1

CHINA-EUROPE rail freight saw a steady growth the first 11 months of the year, according to National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) data, reports Xinhua

VANDALISM and sabotage of rail infrastructure and rampant cable theft have resulted in one of the worst export performances, according state-owned Transnet, South Africa's railway operator

NORTH American rail volume for the week ending October 27, from 12 US, Canadian and Mexican railways reporting increased three per cent to 376,943 carloads and up 5

GERMAN shipping giant, CMA CGM, has announced the launch of the Rhine Valley Rail, a new rail service connecting the Port of Rotterdam with the German hinterland

ITALY's Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) handled 105,000 TEU in the first two months of the year, an increase of 33 per cent compared to the same period in 2018, led by growth in containerised rail freight

JAPANESE container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has inked a contract with British railroad Freightliner for guaranteed space on its intermodal services in the UK

SINGAPORE intends to benefit 'China's new Belt and Road connections provided by the Southern Transport Corridor (STC), a rail network that connects 10 of China's inland provinces to its port in Qinzhou, reports London's Port Technology

TRANSPORTATION providers are confident in the long-term sustainability of Asia-Europe containerised rail given that rail services have been expanding rapidly over the last two years as the rail solution is positioned in the middle of ocean and air freight in terms of transit times and pricing

AN intermodal rail freight service connecting the Port of Felixstowe with the Birch Coppice terminal in the Midlands has been launched by GB Railfreight, reports the American Journal of Transportation

TOTAL North American rail volume for the week ending June 30 for 12 reporting railways came to 377,509 carloads, up 2

US RAIL traffic slipped five per cent in July amid declining rail volumes for coal, grain and intermodal, reports New York's FreightWaves

SINGAPORE's PSA International's Chennai International Terminals (CITPL) has joined state-owned Container Corporation (Concor) to reintroduce a shuttle rail service to Tondiarpet, an inland container depot on the outskirts of Chennai, reports IHS Media

THE American Association of Port Authorities (PA) in its State of Freight III report says US ports need US$20 billion for multimodal rail access in the next 10 years

GERMANY's Port of Hamburg posted a 13