Adding box capacities 
The inland cargo hub of Duisburg is one of Germany’s most important goods handling centres. The Duisport Group, which runs the hub, is now expanding the Logport I and III container terminals, which will bring its handling capacities to 5 million t a year. more
Rising number of deliveries in Europe 
Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge AG began the current year by seeing deliveries rise in its European core markets. In the whole of Europe, the German company handed over 21,600 light-weight commercial vehicles to customers (January 2013: 20,300). The number of global deliveries amounted... more
CN plans to invest in safety and efficiency
Canadian National Railway (CN) is to invest approximately CAD 2.1 billion (EUR 1.38 billion) this year in further raising network safety and efficiency, improving service and growing the business. The rail service provider aims to spend more than CAD 1.2 billion (EUR 0.79... more
500,000 boxes moved by rail at CTA
Exactly 496,762 boxes – the equivalent of 813,100 standard containers (teu) – were cross-loaded to and from the railway at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik’s Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in 2013. This represents an increase of almost 40% in rail handling, compared to 2008,... more
IDS: growth in a turbulent market
Partner firms in IDS Logistik handled a record 11.3 million shipments in 2013. The turnover of Germany’s largest the general cargo cooperation amounted to EUR 1.74 billion in 2013, 1.7% higher than the previous year. The number of domestic consignments rose to 9.4 million –... more
Intersection works commence on Bruce Highway
Construction work has kicked off on an AUD 8 million (EUR 5.24 million) federally-funded project to upgrade three intersections along the Bruce Highway just south of Childers in South Queensland (Australia). More than 6,500 motorists - including many heavy vehicle operators -... more
Five new shuttle trains between Germany and Austria
Frankfurt (Germany)-based Kombiverkehr KG and its Austrian partner, Rail Cargo Group, are launching a new production concept for continental transport services between Germany and Austria. From 7 April, semi-trailers, containers and swap bodies can be forwarded directly by rail... more
Norfolk Southern stormwater project successful
Communities around Norfolk and the Elizabeth River, a tributary of the ecologically-important Chesapeake Bay in the USA, have benefitted from Norfolk Southern’s stormwater management system at the railroad’s Lamberts Point coal transloading facility in eastern Virginia. When... more
ADB financing rural roads in India
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Indian government recently signed a USD 275 million loan to continue improving rural roads in the states of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. The loan represents the second tranche of an USD 800 million... more
