Daily train connections for Maersk 
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a two-year deal with Danish company A.P. Moller-Maersk, one of the world's largest container shipping lines and vessel operators. The contract represents the first rail collaboration between the two companies in UK. The new service will... mehr
Roadmap towards carbon neutrality
Decarbonising the road sector, which comprises more than 65 million heavy-duty vehicles and accounts for 2.5% of global CO₂ emissions, is an essential step towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Now the road transport industry has launched the global Green Compact, a paper... mehr
Change of perspective required
Hupac expects further significant growth in combined transport in the coming years. With the European Green Deal, greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector are to be reduced by 90% and railfreight traffic volumes doubled by 2050. However, in order to shift more... mehr
Green transport option in Ireland
At the end of June, the Irish Railway Iarnrod Eireann and transport company XPO Logistics will launch a new twice-weekly railfreight service in each direction between Ballina, Co Mayo and Waterford Port. The new rail service will offer Irish industry a greener and more... mehr
New rail technology in Eastern Russia
Russian Railways (RZD) is equipping locomotives in Eastern Russia with virtual coupling for synchronised freight train driving. With the new technology, the coordination of the locomotive driving modes takes place via a secure digital radio channel. Currently, over 300... mehr
Green growth in the fleet
Grocer SPAR Switzerland has added a hydrogen-electric truck to its fleet. The 36 t Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell truck has been tailored to fit the customer's requirements and will facilitate long-distance, emission-free food deliveries on the Central Switzerland route. P rogress... mehr
Trailern einen Korb geben 
Die meisten genialen Einfälle sind eigentlich einfach. So hat die VTG AG gemeinsam mit dem Logistikanbieter Vega International eine Lösung entwickelt, die nicht-kranbare Sattelauflieger kranbar macht (vgl. ITJ Daily, 10/02/21). Warum es leichter ist als häufig angenommen,... mehr
London gateway hub to be storage facility
Swain Group in UK will have access to DP World’s London Gateway freight and logistics hub from now on. Under a recently signed three years contract, the British haulier will use the quayside site for the temporary storage of imported construction materials such as stone and... mehr
Two intermodal lanes launched
Cargobeamer is expanding its route network. As from June 2021, the Leipzig (Germany)-based logistics service provider will add new intermodal rail services between Duisburg (Germany) and Poznan (Poland) and between Calais and Perpignan (France). Three roundtrips per week are... mehr
Number of China trains doubled
Railfreight traffic between Asia and Europe continues to grow. Around 878,000 teu were transported on the New Silk Road's various rail corridors in 2020. The International Union of Railways (UIC) assumes that this figure could double by 2025. Metrans is also benefiting from... mehr