by Manal Barakat, SeaNewsEditor

This week, the rail network witnessed some relief after severe flooding across Europe.

Nevertheless, cargo transport by rail continues to face limitations, particularly in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.

In Germany, the dispositive arrival confirmation scheme has been reintroduced at the Ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven. This week, the Dresden—Knoten route was also closed.

Cargo from and to the Port of Hamburg still faces loading delays, departure delays, and partial cancellations.

Further disruptions are expected this week due to a planned CTB system update on 26 September (4:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.), maintenance work and DB staff shortages.

In Austria, the Vienna—St. Pölten section was completely closed to freight trains on 23 September, with limited passage only at night.

While the Salzburg service is in full operation, the restrictions continue to affect services via Linz, Krems and other terminals in Austria.

For Hungary, Kuehne+Nagel reports that floods remain an issue for rail and road transport as some tunnels are still under water.

Derailment incident in Hungary

On 24 September, a derailment incident occurred between Soroksár and Soroksári, particularly on the railway track leading to Rail Cargo Terminal-BILK.

Six wagons and the locomotive section went off track, blocking rail transport to and from the terminal.

The network is expected to be closed until further notice. Traffic restoration is estimated to occur on 28 September at the earliest.

Do not hesitate to contact your Kuehne+Nagel local representative for inquiries about your shipment.