Update to the situation on railways in Germany
We received information about the strike of train drivers of the German union GDL from September 1st 2021, 5:00 pm to September 7th 2021, 02:00 am. We assume a similar situation as for the last strike of the GDL association in Germany. If DB Netz staff operating the railway infrastructure does not join the strike, METRANS trains […]
Electrical Power Shutdown at METRANS BUDAPEST Terminal
Dear Customers, Please let us inform you about a short-term restriction at METRANS BUDAPEST terminal (BUCS). Due to a planned complete shutdown of electricity, the operation of the terminal will be suspended on August 29, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In this time frame, the terminal will not operate. For this reason, it will […]
Consequences of heavy rainfall on the railway line Bad Schandau / Děčín – Update No. 5
Update 23.08.2021: Following our previous reports on the operational situation on the corridor from the North German seaports, Rotterdam and Duisburg to the Czech Republic, it is certainly good news that restrictions on freight trains at the Děčín – Bad Schandau border crossing ended and operation returned to full level on August 22, 2021. We are in […]
Notice about railway transport restrictions on the Slovenian railways, updated 20.08.2021
Please let us inform you in the enclosed statement about the railway transport restrictions which will take place in August, September, and October 2021, received by the Slovenian railways. These restrictions might have an effect on the transit time of our trains from/to Koper. Update 20.08.2021: Referring to the news above, we have to inform you about 12-24 […]
METRANS CONTAINER TRAINS GENERATE 60% LESS CO2
Achieve your MISSION ZERO CO2 with HHLA PURE – ZERO! This year, 527,000 standard containers (TEUs) with zero emissions have already beentransported by METRANS trains on all directly connected destinations to Hamburg,Bremerhaven and Koper. Particularly efficient are the low-emission electric locomotives andhybrid shunting locomotives, the 80-foot lightweight wagons developed in-house, and thelow-shunting concept of terminal-only […]
Rail strike in Germany
The GDL (Union of German Train Drivers) has announced another nationwide strike from Wednesday, August 11th, 2021. The GDL trade union is starting with strike measures today, as it was announced today (August 10, 2021) by chairman Claus Weselsky. The nationwide strike at DB Cargo begins at 7 p.m. All passenger transport of DB and infrastructure […]