European Reference Center for Intermodal Freight Transport

Maritime Cluster task force has ambitions to develop Danish capital into a major Baltic container hub.

A UK Government green truck project is set to pay to road haulage operators to ensure hundreds of low carbon vehicles take to the roads of the North East.

According to the latest figures published by the German Environment Agency (UBA), the railways have continued to increase their environmental lead over other modes of transport.

By 2050 the volume of global freight traffic will increase between two and fourfold compared to that of today, and double in the OECD states. This information stems from a document entitled “Transport Outlook 2012” that was presented by the OECD secretary general, Angel Guria, at the transport ministers’ summit meeting in Leipzig (Germany). According to these forecasts, the emission of greenhouse gases will rise, but thanks to environment-friendly technology the increase in CO2 will only be between one and a half and two and a half times the current amount.

Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für kombinierten Güterverkehr mbH/Co KG (Frankfurt/Main) is increasing its capacities in traffic with Austria. From 16 May ten instead of the previous eight direct train services on each course will be operated on the route between Neuss in the Ruhr area and Vienna. Thus the offer grows by 25 per cent. In total Kombiverkehr will operate 23 weekly direct train pairs between Germany and Austria.