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Rail

Eurotunnel won't cash in as ferry costs rise

Tunnel operator vows not to slash prices

Rap for DB Schenker Channel Tunnel 'monopoly'

Eurotunnel boss calls for open access at rail freight terminal

Eurotunnel beats the odds to stay in the black

Despite fall in traffic, tunnel operator reports €1.4m profit

Rail freight on a need-to-know basis

Terminal developers must be aware of rail gauges and capacity details

Retrack starts new rail freight service

Cologne-Györ service will save time by keeping same loco all the way

Rail freight duopoly would be bad news for industry

Higher rates could impact European services

Hams Hall celebrates best year

ABP rail hub attracted 15 new services

CN matches employee fundraising for Haiti

Canadian railroad sends almost half a million dollars to stricken island

Union rap for Fret SNCF

French rail freight operator's decision not to join single-wagon alliance a 'suicide strategy'

Operators launch European single-wagon alliance

United effort to make services more competitive with road

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Features

Get on the right track

Operators are finding ways to cross the barriers to transporting high-cube containers from southern ports to northern inland depots by rail. But gauge clearance issues hinder connectivity.

Pulling truckers to sea

Ro-ro carriers are searching for untapped niches, while political initiatives to ease cargo off the roads are creating new opportunities, writes Karen Thomas

Northern rail link seeks new owner

Receivers looking after Australia's northern rail link say it should have a new owner soon and still has a bright future.

Government makes tracks for future growth

Decades of neglect of Australia's rail system could be nearing an end.

Interviews

Slowly but surely the key to Asia expansion

Slowly but surely the key to Asia expansion

TNT expects to win more market share and see improved organic growth in Asia this year, as the global economy picks up

Eurotunnel targets smaller hauliers

Eurotunnel’s latest drive to draw small and medium-sized hauliers to its truck shuttle services appears to be paying off, writes Isabel Lesto

Opinion

Gauging the capacity needs of rail customers

Gauging the capacity needs of rail customers

While some shippers do not want to get involved with the nitty gritty of rail freight transport, for others it is becoming a matter of increasing concern, writes Tony Berkeley, chairman of the Rail Freight Group

Service blows away the logic of slow-steaming

Horizon Lines' announcement of speedier transpacific alternative raises some questions for carriers

People

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