On route towards low-carbon business 
Norfolk Southern has developed a climate transition plan (CTP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 42% by 2024. The US class I Railway's CTP will focus in part on fuel management and consumption. The measures include innovative technologies and operating practices to... mehr
Fuel-cell trucks ready for customers
From mid-2024, Amazon, Air Products, Ineos, Holcim and Wiedmann & Winz plan to begin the first customer trials with fuel-cell trucks made by Daimler Truck. The five semi-trailer tractors will be deployed in a number of long-haul operations - transporting building materials,... mehr
Building its own loco fleet
RZD Logistics (RZDL) has acquired its first two diesel locomotives. They will be deployed for shunting and export work on 1,520 mm gauge railways operated by industrial companies. More acquisitions are planned for 2024. By building up its own locomotive fleet, RZDL aims to... mehr
More Swedish intermodal links
On 3 January 2024, Kombiverkehr introduced a new direct train between Lübeck (Germany) and Stockholm via Hallsberg and Norrköping (all in Sweden). The service will run between the Dänischburg CTL terminal in Lübeck and the Norra (Rosersberg) terminal in Stockholm. On 15... mehr
IDS partner invests in Upper Franconia
Geis Group has opened a new freight forwarding terminal in Ebersdorf near Coburg, Germany, replacing the Lichtenfels site, which the IDS network partner had taken over in April 2019. At over 30 years old and with increasing cargo volumes, the Lichtenfels terminal had reached the... mehr
Optimising goods flows on the Rhine Axis
Container hinterland logistics specialist Contargo became a co-owner of the Dutch rail operator Distri Rail on 1 January 2024. Duisport, Contargo and Van Donge & de Roo now each hold a third of the company. The reorganisation is subject to the approval of the antitrust... mehr
Globallink augments Eurasian services
The multimodal transport specialist has introduced a new transport link between the Port of Pit, Georgia (USA) and Central Asia, combining sea-rail and sea-road services. The company’s network covers Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America and connects 65 countries... mehr
Blockade überwunden 
Plus und Minus im Handel zwischen USA und Mexiko. Insgesamt stehen die Zeichen für den Grenzverkehr zwischen Mexiko und den USA gut. Immer mehr Spediteure bieten diese Verkehre in ihrem Portfolio an. Allerdings haben die verschärften US-amerikanischen Grenzkontrollen zuletzt... mehr
Bertschi adds services in Spain
The Swiss group has launched a new rail service link connecting its own terminal in La Canonja/Tarragona and the public rail terminal in Barcelona Morrot, which increases its operating capacity and its portfolio of sustainable transport services in Spain. Bertschi’s... mehr
More diversity in the fleet
The Italian haulier Ambrogio Intermodal has purchased 650 swap bodies and container chassis vehicles from Kässbohrer, which were recently delivered to its site in Gallarate, Italy. Kässbohrer's coil swap body, which is the lightest in the market, and light container chassis... mehr