JML Christmas Truck on the road again from Monday 
From next Monday, 25 November, Janina Martig Logistics and Smyths Toys will once again be bringing Christmas magic to the roads. Starting in Lucerne, the team of Janina Martig, who was voted “Most Beautiful Trucker in the World” in 2013 and founded her own transport company... mehr
Bertschi opens intermodal terminal in Belgium
The Swiss specialist for intermodal chemical logistics has started operations at the newly completed Antwerp Zomerweg Terminal (AZT) in Belgium. The facility will focus on the stowage of dangerous goods (DG) and non-DG products destined for transport in tank containers and... mehr
Rhein Cargo to deliver 9,000 pipes for pipeline
Rhein Cargo has been contracted as the logistics partner for the creation of a forest-lake landscape on the site of the disused coal mines in Hambach and Garzweiler (Germany). A 45 km long pipeline composed of 9,120 pipes is being built to fill the future bodies of water.... mehr
More rail capacity in Quebec region
The Canadian chemical distributor Quadra is expanding its railway infrastructure in Malartic, Quebec (Canada). The upgrade will enhance the transportation of bulk chemical commodities (both liquid and dry) to mining customers throughout the region as well as in Ontario. It will... mehr
HGK to shift more trucks to rail
The trimodal specialist has introduced a new rail service. It runs three times a week between the HGK terminal Duisburg Gateway West (Germany) and five terminals in Rotterdam (Netherlands) and is intended to shift more container traffic from road to rail. In addition to CO2... mehr
Low emission locos for Sweden and Norway
The rail vehicle rental company Northrail is purchasing ten ETCS-equipped DE 18 stage V locomotives from Vossloh Rolling Stock. The contract also includes an option for the purchase of ten more units of the same type. Approved for Sweden and Norway, the first locomotives are... mehr
Electric and fuel cell trucks on a roll
Mercedes-Benz has opened a charging park with six new fast-charging stations for electrically powered trucks at its Wörth plant in Germany. The manufacturer is also focusing on electric trucks in its own supply chain and aims to electrify 100% of delivery traffic to and from its... mehr
Railfreight's share in Southampton up to 30%
DP World’s modal shift programme in Southampton has removed 64,300 truck journeys from UK roads and cut carbon emissions by more than 17,000 t in its first year. The programme was launched in September 2023 to improve the commercial viability of rail transport for import laden... mehr
Metrans tests first H2 truck
The HHLA intermodal company is expanding its fleet of zero-emission vehicles to enable fully climate-neutral container transport services in the future. Metrans is now trialling its first H2 truck, initially for transports in Orechova Poton in southwestern Slovakia. The... mehr
Swiss digital driving specialist goes to Germany
The Swiss digital driver technology specialist Loxo has opened an affiliate in Munich. Loxo’s software is Europe’s first level 4 autonomous driving technology to operate on public roads. In September, the family-owned haulier Planzer launched a pilot in Bern (Switzerland)... mehr