Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Fassmer (Berne) and Meyer (Papenburg) shipyards will jointly construct Meteor IV.
As of 31 January 2022, the Swedish arm of the German TX Logistik runs a block train between the Port of Trelleborg and the intermodal terminal in Eskilstuna.
The Alkmaar-headquartered organisation has bought the 1912-built Dutch clipper De Tukker, which will start carrying cargo and passengers across the North Sea later this year after restoration works.
The ro-pax - offering 3,099 lane metres of cargo capacity and room for 440 passengers - will join Finnclipper, Finntrader, and Finnpartner, increasing the route's daily round trips from three to four.
The new route connects Xi'an with Mannheim, with trains crossing the border in Manzhouli-Zabaykalsk towards the Port of St. Petersburg, where the load boards a ship for transhipment in Mukran and final delivery by rail.
