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Europe bets €10 billion on the Middle Corridor
20 Aprile 2024 - The European Union committed a substantial €10 billion to bolster the infrastructure of the Middle Corridor, a key transportation route linking Europe to China through Central Asia, designed to enhance the efficiency of multimodal transport routes.
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Spain upgrades key rail corridors for enhanced intermodal transport
19 Aprile 2024 - Spain is undertaking an extensive program to adapt its major rail routes for combined road-rail transport, with the national rail network operator, Adif, initiating a tender for a nearly thousand-kilometer corridor.
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Rumors and denials surround potential partial sale of DB Cargo
17 Aprile 2024 - German media sources have speculated that the state-owned railway company Deutsche Bahn is considering selling part of its DB Cargo division. However, the company has denied these claims.
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Krone unveils ten innovations in new Dry Box swap bodies
17 Aprile 2024 - In April 2024, Krone introduced a groundbreaking new generation of swap bodies named Dry Box, featuring a host of innovations aimed at enhancing design and functionality. These models are set to begin production in the second half of the year.
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Billions whirl through Italian railways
16 Aprile 2024 - Between 2023 and 2024, the Italian Government announced dozens of billions of euros in various railway development programs, expected to initiate hundreds of construction sites. An estimated ninety billion euros have been earmarked, although the source of these funds remains unclear.
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Audi shifts component transport to rail for three plants
13 Aprile 2024 - Audi has entrusted Helrom with the rail transportation of automotive components for its manufacturing plants in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, and Györ, Germany. A train covering this route travels a thousand kilometers in 24 hours.
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Summer of construction sites and forced closures for the Rhine-Alps railway
13 Aprile 2024 - In the summer of 2024, several construction sites are planned along the Rhine-Alps railway axis, both in Italy and in Germany. The Frankfurt-Mannheim line will be closed for five months.
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Mercitalia Logistics and Logtainer forge trimodal alliance
10 Aprile 2024 - Mercitalia Logistics and Logtainer have inked a memorandum of understanding to foster the development of trimodal transport — rail, road, and sea — across Europe, marking the inception of a new company poised to also construct new terminals.
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Fermerci raises alarm on railway construction projects
10 Aprile 2024 - Fermerci warns that the works to enhance the Italian railway network, initiated under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), may disrupt sixty percent of the lines. The association calls for additional funding to support freight transport.
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DFDS acquires Turkish Ekol Logistics
9 Aprile 2024 - After negotiations that surfaced in October 2023, on April 9, 2024, the Danish company DFDS announced the acquisition of the Turkish transport company Ekol Logistics, enhancing its operations along the intermodal corridor between Turkey and Europe.
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Switzerland co-finances a new transshipment facility in Domodossola
8 Aprile 2024 - The Swiss Confederation announced a substantial contribution of €39,543,834 towards the construction of a facility designed for the intermodal transfer of cargo units between road and rail at the Domodossola railway station.
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Amazon to transport goods by train in Italy and Germany
5 Aprile 2024 - The Logistics Division of the FS Italiane Group and Amazon have signed an agreement to transport e-commerce shipments by train between Amazon distribution centers in Germany and Italy.
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Swiss Federal Railways test remote-controlled train
5 Aprile 2024 - Swiss Federal Railways, in collaboration with Alstom, have initiated trials of remotely controlled locomotives, marking a significant step towards the future implementation of Automatic Train Operation and remote control systems, especially for terminal maneuvers.
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France’s first railway cooperative liquidated due to bankruptcy
4 Aprile 2024 - On April 15, 2024, the Commercial Court of Cahors is expected to announce the liquidation of the French railway cooperative Railcoop, which began its operations in 2019 initially with passenger transport before shifting to freight.
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Swiss Parliament greenlights Lötschberg-Simplon Railway tunnel expansion
4 Aprile 2024 - The Swiss Parliament has approved a significant spending increase for the railway, including the expansion of the Lötschberg-Simplon railway tunnel.
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Sbb Cargo launches a subsidiary in France
3 Aprile 2024 - Swiss railway company Sbb Cargo has established a subsidiary in France, aimed at facilitating rail transport between the two countries. This move also includes plans to develop alternative routes in the event of disruptions to major continental corridors, such as the Rhine-Alps route.
Notizie Brevi
Notizie brevi trasporto e logistica 25 marzo 2024
Graduatoria patenti – Costo scioperi Lufthansa – Trattativa sindacale per Deutsche Bahn – Accordo sindacale a Malpensa
Podcast K44
Cronaca
43 chili di cocaina scoperti su due camion in Sardegna
La Polizia ha fermato un camion che viaggiava sulla Statale 131, in Sardegna, scoprendo in un bancale trenta chilogrammi di cocaina pura, nascosta nella spedizione di ricambi d’autovetture. Pochi giorni prima furono travati altri 13,5 chili di cocaina in un altro veicoli industriale.
Normativa
Persone
Federtrasporti perde l’ex presidente Emilio Pietrelli
Federtrasporti annuncia la morte di Emilio Pietrelli, che è stato direttore della cooperativa Carp per trent’anni e presidente del consorzio di secondo livello dell’autotrasporto dal 2008 al 2014.
Videocast K44
Aereo
Cma Cgm Air Cargo crescerà nel Pacifico con due nuovi B777F
La compagnia aerea Cma Cgm Air Cargo ha annunciato il prossimo avvio di una rotta trans-pacifica grazie all’arrivo nel 2024 di due B777F. Un terzo aereo di questo tipo giungerà nel 2025 e nel 2026 sono previsti otto Airbus A350F.
Ferrovia
In Germania salgono a doppia cifra le tariffe accedere alla ferrovia
La Bundesnetzagentur ha approvato l’aumento del 16,2% delle tariffe per l’accesso alla rete ferroviaria chiesto dalla società DB InfraGo che dall’inizio del 2024 ha rilevato la gestione dell’infrastruttura in Germania.
