Logistics group Duisport has launched a new rail connection between MTH Hamm and Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT). The service starts with two departures per week, with the possibility of increasing to three, and provides access to the seaports of Rotterdam and Antwerp via rail and inland waterways.
Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia are preparing to finalise an agreement for the construction of a cross-border railway tunnel.
“Azerbaijan Railways” (ADY) and China State Railway Corporation signed a memorandum of cooperation aimed at developing international transport corridors and freight transportation. The agreement gives new impetus to relations between Baku and Beijing and opens up prospects for strengthening ties between China and Europe through the territory of Azerbaijan.
DB Cargo has begun testing a locomotive with automatic (ATO) and remote control (RTO) systems at its terminal in Cologne-Gremberg. The train will run in automatic mode with a driver on board, while control and monitoring will be provided by a remote control team. This is the first time in Germany that ATO and RTO technology has been tested in combination on open rail infrastructure.
Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas and ERB Rail have officially launched the construction of the main Rail Baltica railway line in Latvia. Work has begun on the southern section from Misa to the Lithuanian border, where the first four of 11 permits have been issued. Surveys for unexploded ordnance, construction of an embankment, temporary roads, a new overpass and a bridge over the Iecava River are planned.
Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways OJSC Rovshan Rustamov led a delegation to China, where he held a series of meetings with representatives of the country’s leading transport and logistics companies on July 7. During the talks with the management of CRRC and Zhuzhou Locomotive, the expansion of the ADY locomotive fleet, technical cooperation and personnel training were discussed. The parties also touched upon the implementation of the April contract for the supply of seven new locomotives to modernize freight transportation in the context of Azerbaijan’s growing role in international routes.
From 7 July, Hupac will expand its service on the Duisburg-Singen route as well as on the routes between Germany and Italy. The daily departures will offer customers greater flexibility, reliability and frequency, underlining the company’s commitment to the sustainable development of intermodal logistics in the region.
The new Rail Gate Bremerhaven terminal has been in operation at the Eurogate container terminal in Bremerhaven since 1 July 2025. The infrastructure comprises six 762-metre-long tracks and covers an area of 80,000 m², allowing for the handling of up to 330,000 containers per year. The total investment in the project amounted to 70 million euros.
The Swedish Government has assigned the Swedish Transport Administration to maintain the train ferry connection between Sweden and Germany until 2031.
The project includes the construction of a new railway line (No. 437) and a dedicated siding to serve the port area.
