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French rail network manager sets up freight taskforce

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

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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Features

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

Interviews

A Q&A with Mike Major

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

Opinion

An opportunity in a crisis

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

Cargo community

The A Team: The Inside Man

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

People

Virgin Atlantic Cargo promotes sales manager

Virgin Atlantic Cargo promotes sales manager

Marie Epstein now Regional VP Sales - Americas

SBS targets growth with new appointment

Lee Hackney is new General Manager of northern UK business

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