Retour sur le rail 
Les subventions et la bienveillance étatique ont été remplacées par une nouvelle dynamique de marché. Les sociétés ferroviaires norvégiennes de trafic fret font en effet de nouveau circuler des wagons pleins tout en modernisation les lignes et terminaux. plus
Partnership for intermodal services in USA 
Transport company Schneider has chosen Union Pacific Railroad (UP) as its the primary intermodal rail transports provider in the western United States, effective January 2023. The partnership creates a seamless service including the critical “first and last miles” of the supply... plus
Network expands membership
24plus Systemverkehre has added two new German system partners to its European network. Freight forwarders Spedition Fecht and Maier Spedition joined on 1 January 2022. With this move, 24plus’ new members hope to further expand their general cargo business. Spedition Fecht... plus
Freight train of the future gathers pace
A train with innovative digital automatic couplers (DAC) has started off on a trial run across Europe. The test will take several months. DAC technology allows to couple freight cars automatically - without manual work. Wagon brakes are also connected automatically, and the... plus
Solar cells to power fleet
The German transport company Duvenbeck is going to test the novel solar cell sets developed by the Scandinavian manufacturer Green Energy. The fleet-wide installation of the solar cells will be preceded by a trial phase with extensive data evaluation. The trucking company... plus
Three roundtrips to link Paris region and Novara
Expanding its European network, Geodis has launched a road-rail solution linking the Paris region with northern Italy. The new service offers an alternative to road transport between Noisy-le-Sec in France to Novara in Italy. On a booked path, Geodis operates three rotations... plus
Elephant locomotives en route to West Africa
Sinara’s affiliate STM Trading House has begun the delivery of six 882 kW TGM8A Elephant diesel locomotives to Compagnie des Bauxites de Kindia (CBK) in Guinea, a West African plant of the Russian aluminium company Rusal. The first batch consists of three locomotives, of which... plus
GB Railfreight tests Penmaenmawr line
Hanson’s Penmaenmawr railhead in north Wales has reopened after a decade. The UK supplier of heavy building materials has invested approximately GBP 300,000 (EUR 359,811) to repair, renew and refurbish the facility. This includes upgrades to the railhead conveyor which was last... plus
General cargo network regroups
System Alliance has unbundled its organisation, founding the companies System Alliance Netzwerk and System Alliance Hub Betriebsgesellschaft for this purpose. System Alliance will continue to exist as a pure real estate company and owner of the property in Niederaula, Germany.... plus
Driving decarbonisation
DB Schenker has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU) as its newest corporate member. The logistics operator aims to work more closely with the wider road transport sector on a range of issues and opportunities, including decarbonisation, digitalisation and the... plus