Green light for BNSF California intermodal project
$500m 'greenest in the US' facility will keep LA and Long Beach ports competitive and create more than 20,000 jobs
UK gears up for longer trains
Operators are investing to help make rail freight more competitive with road
Samskip expands rail service
New daily combi-train will run between Duisburg and Älmhult
MacAndrews launches reefer train in Spain
Hi-tech monitoring system will guarantee cold chain reliability
KN and VTG negotiate rail freight merger
Activities of joint-venture company will be expanded to increase logistics footprint in Europe
Big plans for Glasgow
Proposed development for Scotland's newest rail freight park unveiled this week
DB and SNCF in war of words
Two of the biggest European state operators are accusing each other of unfair competition in the rail freight sector
New anti-competition complaint against Fret SNCF
Private operator ECR claims rival is still offering below-cost rates, despite hefty fine by rail regulator last year
Fret SNCF offers reward for lost wagons
Bonus for staff if they can find rolling stock that has gone off rail freight operator's radar
Eurotunnel withdraws interest to run the ports of Calais and Boulogne
Channel Tunnel operator withdraws interest leaving Chamber of Commerce as sole candidate
Felixstowe’s 20-track mind
UK port set to double its rail capacity when its North Rail Terminal opens this summer
Eurotunnel profits triple
Olympics and Jubilee contribute to a record year for infrastructure operator
BNSF to test LNG as alternative to diesel
Biggest rail freight operator in the US eyes replacing oil with cheaper natural gas, but the process would be lengthy and very costly
US rail operators to invest record $24.5bn in 2013
Private firms plan to focus spending on new intermodal terminals, new equipment and safety technology
A9 expansion a threat to Highland railway
UK Rail Freight Group calls for Perth-Inverness dualling plan to be put on hold
On track for the Gateway
Carsten Hinne, MD of DB Schenker Rail UK, keeps Lloyd’sLoadingList.com up to date on preparations for the first rail freight services into London Gateway
A poodle that bites?
Tony Berkeley ponders what could have prompted a change of heart by German operators in their previous support for European rail freight liberalisation
A Q&A with Sylvie Charles, director of Fret SNCF
In 2010 Sylvie Charles took on probably the toughest job in French freight transport, director of loss-making Fret SNCF. She talks to IFW about her first two years at the helm
Hi-tech route to a 'rail freight motorway'
New technology for loading trailers onto trains could revolutionise traffic between the UK and Eastern Europe
Gateway searches for talent
UK's newest container port launches apprenticeship scheme to find engineers of the future
DHB CEO to quit
Port of Dover's Bob Goldfield to stand down after 11 years
Fame for Widdows
Rickmers CEO is inducted into International Maritime Hall of Fame
Time to review the situation?
Reopening the debate on liner conferences would be welcomed by shippers yearning for an end to rate volatility, says Martin Etheridge
Conferences can offer stablity
Liner conferences can bring a stability to the market which far outweighs any accusations of price fixing, argues Rob Lewis
Co-operation and conferences
Is reviving the liner conference system the way to achieve more stable Asia-Europe rates?
Smoother waters
Andy Cliff says it's refreshing to see the return of a real market on Asia-Europe with more sensible rates


