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Record Number of China-Europe Freight Trains

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To help with reduced shipping capacity due to the pandemic, over the last two months, the China-Europe freight train service has experienced a record peak in services. As of 6th May, the number of China-Europe freight trains originating in Xi’an reached 1,000 this year, 78 days earlier than the same period last year.

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CargoBeamer opens Calais terminal

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A first domestic French lane to Perpignan close to the Spanish-French border CargoBeamer enables intermodal transport towards the Mediterranean Sea and Iberian Peninsula. Each train offers a total of 36 seats for trailers, which consist of 24 special CargoBeamer railcars and six usual double-pocket wagons.

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Shippeo and Everysens form strategic partnership

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Shippeo , a leading provider of global and multimodal shipment visibility, has partnered with Everysens , a leader in rail and intermodal transport management systems, to enhance their multimodal transport visibility offering. Everysens provides ETAs for both full trains and single wagons; a unique capability within the market.

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Financial Results Confirm Logistics Strategy

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As an example, Sander mentions the development of full load transports with the integration of permanent carriers at the Düsseldorf location, which is developing rapidly. “In the aftermath of the post-Brexit, there was an immense shift in trailer transports to containers, from which we benefited,” explains Sander.

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Tool Enhances Ukraine-EU Rail Visibility

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Thanks to the initiative, millions of tonnes of grain have been moved from Ukraine by rail and intermodal transport to ports and inland destinations throughout Europe. Users can also access terminal data (the number of trains at a particular station) for the last 24 hours, week and month.

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Mooij introduces double-floor containers

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The containers can be swapped easily to other transport modes (road, water, rail); in this way, large-volume transport is entering intermodal transport. We need to make a modal shift as quickly as possible: more transport by train and by ship.

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New Rail Service Connecting Scotland Globally

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This latest enhancement to MSC UK’s long established and market-leading intermodal network offers great value to our UK customers by seamlessly connecting their cargo across road, rail and sea; delivering an efficient and cost-effective solution that helps contribute to our customers’ sustainability goals.”.