French rail network manager sets up freight taskforce
First initiative of its kind will look for solutions to 'slot crisis' that impacted operators in 2011
US to spend billions on freight railroads
Record budget will see operators hiring more than 15,000 new employees this year
DB Schenker launches new rail freight link
Weekly Portugal-Germany service targets automotive sector
Fret SNCF continues to carry Geodis into the buffers
French logistics operator's financials continue to be weighed down by rail freight subsidiary
Israel eyes Asia-Europe rail freight link
Linking Red Sea and Mediterranean ports means cargo wouldn't have to travel through Suez Canal
Eurotunnel bullish after 'a good year'
Tunnel operator reports rail freight traffic back to levels last seen in 2007
Etihad Rail finance approved
Green light for loan to build first section of UAE's first freight railway
Rail freight back on the move in Pakistan
Shortage of locomotives resulted in services hitting the buffers last July
ACL takes the strain
New business for container line and port operator to ship, handle and deliver four new-generation locomotives from the US
Transport groups angry as Scottish government slashes funds for modal-switch grants
'Pitifully small' amount available to help firms move freight off the road will deter investment in rail freight, claim
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Hi-tech route to a 'rail freight motorway'
New technology for loading trailers onto trains could revolutionise traffic between the UK and Eastern Europe
Friday Focus: Highlights in rail freight in 2011
Amid the belt-tightening and despite the doom and gloom, rail business continued to thrive and there have been some fantastic achievements in 2011, writes IFW Guest Editor Tony Berkeley
Friday Focus: UK rail freight
McNulty: Where do you find £1bn in savings each year? asks Maggie Simpson
Conference review: Rail Freight Group
Top decision makers from the rail freight sector attended the RFG annual conference last week, to focus on the current debate over reforming the UK railways to drive down costs, writes James Falkner
A Q&A with Mike Major
The CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC) on global trends in the energy supply chain and the challenges
Lorry Rail aims to get back in the black
Strong turnover growth at the intermodal operator, majority-owned by France's SNCF Geodis, sees the company targeting break-even next year, having been in the red since it was launched in 2007, Financial Director Olivier Storch tells IFW
An opportunity in a crisis
Over the past year, we have continuously pointed out the danger that falling freight rates represent to carriers. However, writes Mels Boer, we also see a great opportunity for carriers in the current 'lowish' markets
In my humble opinion: Is the client really always right?
The latest in a series of articles written by you, members of our industry
The A Team: The Inside Man
Emerging supply chains, not emerging markets. Global organisations are looking at how they can take advantage of shifts in trade routes and in the business landscape, writes Brad Brennan
Moving towards a brighter future
There are signs of optimism in the logistics industry, as operators start to eye growth instead of just survival, says Rob Riddleston
SBS targets growth with new appointment
Lee Hackney is new General Manager of northern UK business
