€1.9bn handout for DB Cargo restructure 'is in line with EU state aid rules'

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€1.9bn handout for DB Cargo restructure 'is in line with EU state aid rules'

Railfreight Headlines

News / Railfreight boxes in Russian Customs logjam being returned to China

News / Turkey upgrades rail freight network, eyeing more traffic from China

News / Surging China-Europe railfreight could hit the buffers if Red Sea crisis ends

News / New year brings new signals of a Renfe-MSC Spanish rail freight JV

News / Rail freight review: Ukrainian Railways hikes tariffs as war drives up costs

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Hard-hit Russian Railways hikes prices to help pay for new locos

News / Volumes fall as staff shortages and technical problems beset RZD

News / Railfreight round-up: Russia discounts; new locos for KTZ; UK fee waivers

News / Canadian government steps in to end rail strike and force arbitration

News / DB Cargo's 'financial umbilical cord' set to be cut with EC ban on subsidies

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€1.9bn handout for DB Cargo restructure 'is in line with EU state aid rules'

Railfreight Headlines

News / Railfreight boxes in Russian Customs logjam being returned to China

News / Turkey upgrades rail freight network, eyeing more traffic from China

News / Surging China-Europe railfreight could hit the buffers if Red Sea crisis ends

News / New year brings new signals of a Renfe-MSC Spanish rail freight JV

News / Rail freight review: Ukrainian Railways hikes tariffs as war drives up costs

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Hard-hit Russian Railways hikes prices to help pay for new locos

News / Volumes fall as staff shortages and technical problems beset RZD

News / Railfreight round-up: Russia discounts; new locos for KTZ; UK fee waivers

News / Canadian government steps in to end rail strike and force arbitration

News / DB Cargo's 'financial umbilical cord' set to be cut with EC ban on subsidies

Most read news

News / Ukrainian counter invasion adds to pressure on Russian rail freight services

News / China-to-Europe railfreight rates soaring as operators develop Red Sea alternatives

News / Rail freight round-up: Le Shuttle traffic falls; a loco lack in Russia; China-to-Europe rates rise

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