Spanish rail infrastructure operator Adif has joined the EULYNX international consortium, which develops technical standards for the unification of interfaces and components for microprocessor-based interlocking systems. Joining EULYNX will allow Adif to contribute to the creation of modern rail automation solutions at the EU level.
The 100,000th container (in TEU equivalent) was sent from Xi’an, China, as part of a freight train along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). The train included 50 containers with electronics, furniture and consumer goods.
PSA Antwerp and Lineas have announced the launch of a new rail service directly connecting the PSA terminal in the port of Zeebrugge with the Noordzee Terminal in Antwerp. The first container train departed on 27 May 2025, and from 2 June the line began operating regularly, three times a week in both directions. This re-establishment of an important rail route was a highlight at the Transport Logistics trade fair in Munich.
Turkish railway operator TCDD has received the first five E5000 electric locomotives, which were developed and manufactured entirely using local technologies. The handover ceremony took place in Eskisehir, where the locomotives are assembled by Türasaş with the participation of the TÜBİTAK RUTE Research and Development Institute.
On 29 May 2025, the joint project of Naftoport and the Port of Gdansk Authority reached a key stage: the Governor of the Pomeranian Voivodeship issued an official permit for the construction of a new cargo terminal. This decision allows for the commencement of construction work on the territory of the existing liquid fuel handling complex.
From 2029, Switzerland will start charging electric trucks the LSVA environmental fee, making them equal to all other freight transport. This decision aims to fairly distribute infrastructure costs and support the transition of freight transport to rail.
The current SCI Verkehr study “European Rail Freight Transport” analyses the factors affecting market shares, types of goods and corporate strategies, as well as emerging opportunities.
Nippon Express (Belgium) NV/SA, part of the NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS group, opened a new logistics hub on May 16 at Brucargo Central in the cargo area of Brussels Airport. NX Belgium is the first company to start operations at the renovated site, located in a key region of Europe for the pharmaceutical industry.
JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy plans to complete the construction of a new 75 km railway line by the end of 2025, which will bypass the congested Almaty railway junction. 96% of the excavation work has already been completed, over 30 km of track and sleeper grid have been laid, 17 of 19 bridges have been installed, and 49 of 55 utility pipes have been installed. Electrical equipment and blocking systems are being installed at the same time.
The German company HHLA, together with the Ukrainian investment company Fortior Capital, is creating a new intermodal terminal HHLA Eurobridge Batiovo in the Zakarpattia region, near the border with the EU. HHLA will receive a controlling stake and will develop the facility through its subsidiary railway company METRANS. The project is currently awaiting approval from the Ukrainian Antimonopoly Committee.
