Topic: DB Cargo

UPM partners with DB Cargo on sustainable supply chains

UPM Biochemicals has partnered with DB Cargo to make the wood deliveries to its biorefinery in Leuna, Germany, by rail, enabling sustainable supply chains. With the first deliveries complete, the pair has set up and...Read more

14-03-2024|Comment|author: Adnan Bajic

Multiple project cargoes head from Italy to Germany on rail

Moving project cargo on rail has its limitations, such as the width and the height of units transported. But recently, DB Cargo had to move a number of heavy units from Italy to Germany, and...Read more

11-10-2023|Comment|author: Adnan Bajic

DB Cargo puts transformers on the rail from Italy to Belgium

DB Cargo transported transformers from the rail terminal in Desio, near Milan, Italy, to Vilvoorde, near Brussels, Belgium. The initiative was carried out in collaboration with LoTraFer an Italian logistics company specialising in project cargo...Read more

14-07-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

DB Cargo and British Steel to supply Belgium with brand new rail tracks

British Steel will supply Belgium with 100-metre-long rail tracks that Infrabel, the country’s infrastructure manager, will use to maintain and renew the rail network. The cargo will be delivered by convoys run by DB Cargo....Read more

14-06-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

PCS 2022: When is rail right?

While many links in the project cargo supply chain have a ways to go towards decarbonising operations, rail has been in the spotlight as one of the cleanest modes of transportation. During the 2022 Project...Read more

19-10-2022|2 comments|author: Emma Dailey

Audi shifts to rail for battery components from Hungary

Audi has switched from truck to train for the delivery of their battery modules and cells from Hungary to Belgium. The first shipment was already carried out in May, and is only the beginning of...Read more

08-06-2022|Comment|author: Adnan Bajic

Project cargo on the train - ‘sometimes you need to remove some track posts’

Project cargo on rails

Next year, it is going to be more difficult to transport project cargo over the road in Germany. A chance for rail, says DB Cargo, which knows that large and heavy objects can also be...Read more

28-09-2021|Comment|author: Adnan Bajic