New year brings new signals of a Renfe-MSC Spanish rail freight JV
MSC’s rumoured partial takeover of Spain’s national rail freight operation, Renfe, appears to be inching ...
In this week’s rail round-up: Russian Railways (RZD) has expanded a discount scheme, Kazakh Railways is eyeing-up new locomotives and the UK has waived track access charges for new traffic.
RZD has been actively pushing shippers to make use of its excess of empty open wagons for box movements, offering a 20%+ discount on its Far East services since invading Ukraine in 2022.
But, with pressure mounting on Russian railfreight following Ukraine’s counter invasion, RZD has ...
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