DB Cargo goes digital
Railway cargo carrier DB Cargo has launched a digital rail services system, myRailportal, using the AX4 logistics platform from Siemens subsidiary AXIT to provide customers with visibility of rail movements.
Railway cargo carrier DB Cargo has launched a digital rail services system, myRailportal, using the AX4 logistics platform from Siemens subsidiary AXIT to provide customers with visibility of rail movements.
Rail freight contributes £1.7 billion of economic benefits to the UK, according to a study by the Rail Delivery Group, whose members include Network Rail and the major rail freight companies.
Rail freight operators have prioritised ensuring that track access charges remain sustainable, following the appointment of DB Cargo chief Hans-Georg Werner as chairman of the Rail Delivery Group’s Freight Board.
P&O Ferries aims to increase the capacity at on its Zeebrugge-Teesport route by 25 per cent to create a gateway to Scotland within the next month.
DHL and Rail Cargo Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Austrian Federal Railways to establish a new Silk Road route across six countries connecting China and Austria by land.
CH Robinson has launched a rail freight service between China and Europe, connecting eight origin terminals in China with eight European cities.
Peel Port and DB Cargo have joined up to created new rail service for containers between Liverpool and Mossend near Glasgow.
Davies Turner is adding a rail-based LCL cargo service from the UK to China a year after launching LCL and FCL services in the other direction.
CEMEX, the producer of aggregate and cement, has awarded Victa Railfreight a contract to provide shunting services at Dove Holes in the Peak District.
DB Cargo, the UK’s largest rail freight operator, has appointed Dirk Nolte chief operating officer, following the restructuring of the business last year. At the same time, Roger Neary has been appointed head of sales.