By John Leo Moberg Hungary’s new law limiting the number of cargo barges allowed on the Danube has been in effect since the end of April to the annoyance of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. The limit on cargo barges on the River Danube in Hungary has been in effect since the end of April […]
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ÖBB ticket prices could climb
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Federal Railways (ÖBB) tickets could be more expensive later this year. ÖBB CEO Christian Kern refused to rule out price hikes yesterday (Thurs). Kern pointed out that ÖBB did not up passenger tickets in the past four years. “We are not a charity organisation,” he said. Kern underlined that a further improvement of services was […]
VIA cargo operation in decline
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News of a decline of cargo shipping at Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) may confirm analysts’ warnings that the economic crisis is not over. A spokesman for the aerodrome – which is located a few kilometres outside Vienna – said today (Thurs) that the volume of cargo transported to and from VIA declined by […]
Truck stopped over safety concerns
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A lorry driver was reprimanded for ignoring cargo safety rules.Police in the province of Salzburg said today (Tues) that tree trunks on the trailer of the truck from the German state of Bavaria were not secured with lashing straps or chains.Traffic police officers issued a report to provincial prosecutors after stopping the driver in Eugendorf […]
Italian ‘no stops’ order upsets ÖBB
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Struggling Federal Railways (ÖBB) is facing more trouble as Italian officials want to ban its trains from stopping in all but their final destinations.Italys railway regulator URSF announced yesterday (Thurs) the EuroCity trains of ÖBB and Germanys Deutsche Bahn (DB) will not be allowed to halt at any stations expect their final stops in the […]
Tons of cargo could be taken off the rails and transported on Austrian roads as cash-strapped Federal Railways (ÖBB) have raised their fees.ÖBBs cargo transport subsidiary company Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) decided recently to increase rates by around 30 per cent in a bid to get back in the black. ÖBB head Christian Kern said […]
ÖBB’s MAV Cargo changes name
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Austrian Federal Railway (ÖBB) subsidiary MAV Cargo is changing its name to Rail Cargo Hungaria, it was announced yesterday (Thurs).ÖBBs freight division Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) acquired MAV Cargo in 2008.RCA chief Friedrich Macher said: “Rail Cargo Hungaria will play an important role in combined traffic in southeastern European countries and strengthen RCA in the […]