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A JNPT double-stack formation moved 360 TEU to Varnama, while a 2021 official record limits claims of an absolute first.

23.08.2026

INDIA: JNPT moves 360 TEU in double-stack formation

Riprap stone for the future Contrecoeur container terminal wharf

19.08.2026

How 415 Steel Sheet Piles Reached Contrecoeur

Rendering of the planned Louisiana International Terminal in Violet, Louisiana

19.08.2026

A Bridge Has Kept Mega-Ships Out of New Orleans

A rolling-road freight train carrying road trailers through a mountain landscape.

02.08.2026

Adif begins €345m Algeciras-Zaragoza rail upgrade

SPAIN: Adif has begun €345 million of infrastructure work for the Algeciras-Zaragoza rail upgrade, preparing the corridor to carry road semitrailers on specialized wagons between southern Spain and inland freight hubs.
Mercitalia Rail freight train passing Morengo-Bariano station in northern Italy

02.08.2026

Rail Freight Traffic in Italy Falls 8.1% in H1 2026

ITALY: Rail freight traffic fell 8. 1% in the first half of 2026, as network restrictions linked to infrastructure works cut more than 2 million train-km from the market.
Red ÖBB locomotive hauling a Rail Cargo Hungaria freight train in Hungary.

01.08.2026

RCG Starts Weekly Budapest–Belgrade Intermodal Service

HUNGARY–SERBIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has launched a weekly Budapest–Belgrade intermodal service, creating a scheduled rail link for containers and dangerous goods between Central Europe and the Balkans.
Red DB Cargo locomotive 193 315 hauling a freight train through Solnhofen station in Bavaria

01.08.2026

DB InfraGO Temporarily Waives Fees for Heatwave Train Cuts

GERMANY: DB InfraGO will waive selected track cancellation charges when operators reduce passenger or freight services during extreme heat, creating more flexibility to stabilize the national rail network.
Biomass rail freight in Poland is expanding as Laude containers carry 4,500 cubic metres per train across different gauges.

01.08.2026

Biomass Rail Freight in Poland Gains 50% More Capacity

POLAND: Biomass rail freight in Poland is gaining new import flows as Laude’s 60-container train design carries 4,500 cubic metres, 50% more volume than conventional open-top wagons.
CARGOUNIT Vectron locomotive hauling a container train in Germany

01.08.2026

Rail Freight Weekly Review: July 26–August 1, 2026

INTERNATIONAL: This concise weekly review presents a selection of rail freight news published from July 26 to August 1, 2026: terminals, network access, operating incidents and rolling-stock developments.
A crane stands beside an access tunnel at the Brenner Base Tunnel construction site in Austria.

01.08.2026

Brenner Rail Deliveries to Replace 1,480 Truck Trips

AUSTRIA: Weekly Brenner rail deliveries are moving 480 tonnes of concrete additive from Gmunden to Steinach, with the programme expected to replace about 1,480 truck journeys by 2029.
Illustrative view of a Metrans intermodal freight train travelling near Ostrava in the Czech Republic.

01.08.2026

Czech Rail Freight Volume Rises but Hauls Get Shorter

CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech rail freight carried 83 million tonnes in 2025, up 3. 2%, even as transport performance fell to a six-year low and average shipment distances shortened.
CN freight train crossing a river bridge near Ashcroft, British Columbia

01.08.2026

CN Supports Over 300 Customer Projects Across North America

CANADA–USA: CN is supporting more than 300 customer development projects across its North American network while advancing CA$2.
Reading & Northern SD50 locomotive leading a freight train through Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

01.08.2026

Reading & Northern Adds 154 Anthracite Hopper Cars

USA: Reading & Northern will place 154 newly purchased covered hoppers into service immediately, expanding capacity for dried Pennsylvania anthracite shipments to electric-arc furnace steel mills.
Red Canada-branded grain hopper car on a CN rail line in London, Ontario

01.08.2026

CN 2026–2027 Grain Plan Targets 30–33 Million Tonnes

CANADA: CN has set a 30–33 million-tonne grain shipment forecast for the 2026–2027 crop year after recording 10 months of record grain movement across its network.
Direct India-Nepal Freight Train Reaches Nepal

31.07.2026

Kolkata–Biratnagar Container Train Runs Without Transfer

INDIA–NEPAL: Indian Railways has completed the first direct commercial container freight train run from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar Customs Yard, carrying canola in 40 wagons without border transshipment.