Greece to digitalise 70 km rail line 
The Greek rail company Ergose has signed a EUR 41 million contract with a joint venture set up by Alstom and Avax to upgrade the Thessaloniki – Idomeni line. The project includes signalling, some electrification and track renewal along 70 km of existing single line of... more
4,650 HGVs immobilised
All in all, 139,732 trucks, articulated trucks, vans and buses were inspected for possible safety defects in Switzerland last year. According to a report published by the federal roads office (Fedro), 24,410 complaints were made and in 4,650 cases the vehicles were... more
UK haulier joins pallet network
Palletforce is adding another UK haulage operator to its expanding express pallet distribution network. Chiltern Transport will cover LU postcodes around Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, further strengthening the network’s expertise in the Home Counties and using its... more
Energy surcharge for rail transports
Belgium-based railfreight operator Lineas is implementing a dynamic energy surcharge as from 1 April 2022. It is designed to absorb Lineas’ rising energy cost, taking into account hedging mechanisms that limit the company’s cost increase. While such a surcharge is common... more
Green shuttle from Frankfurt to the Western ports
From 4 April 2022, Contargo is introducing a new container train connection between Frankfurt in Germany and Antwerp in Belgium. The shuttle will start with a fixed timetable and one round trip per week. The block train will leave Frankfurt on Mondays and arrive at the first... more
Intermodal business changes hands
STG Logistics has acquired the North American intermodal division of XPO Logistics for about USD 710 million. The division was formed after XPO’s purchase of Pacer in 2014 and Bridge Terminal Transport in 2015. The acquired XPO intermodal division is North America’s third... more
Road upgrades in Liberia and Sierra Leone
The African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved USD 88.2 million in financing for the third phase of the road development and transport facilitation programme for the Mano River Union, an association initially established between Liberia and Sierra Leone. The third... more
LTG Cargo launches KIT–Duisburg–KIT route
The first regular train from the Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) in Lithuanian to Duisburg (Germany) will leave on 4 April. It is the first international freight route to the West to be served by the LTG Group companies. The LTG Cargo team, active in three countries, will... more
300 e-trucks for green hauls in North America
In North America, A.P. Moller-Maersk is adding 300 electric trucks from Einride to its network, in the largest heavy-duty electric truck deployment to date. The trucks will be delivered from 2023 to 2025 and used for warehousing, distribution and transport business in North... more
Truck-railcar transloading gains importance
Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), which operates thirteen short-line and regional freight railroads in North America, invested USD 1.5 billion in 69 projects for development in 2021. A new ‘steel corridor’ is continuing to grow along Indiana & Ohio Railway, with the... more