Three more locomotives for UK’s rail network 
GB Railfreight (GBRf) is going to lease three Class 66 locomotives from Beacon Rail Leasing. The locos will be introduced to the UK rail network from Sweden. These locomotives are the most widely operated modern freight locomotives in the European market and will further... plus
China train adds more destinations in Asia to its network
The Iata freight forwarder Quick-Cargo Service (QCS), which is headquartered in Germany, is expanding its two key segments air and sea freight and extending the railfreight services it has been offering to China since 2008. The company will add destinations in Japan, South... plus
End-to-end visibility enhanced
The North American transport group Hub leverages its fully GPS-equipped container fleet, railroad data and a combination of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to constantly analyse the transit of freight. To this end, it uses more than ten million data... plus
740 m long train for Dutch/German cross-border traffic
The German and Dutch transport ministries are teaming up to increase the efficiency of cross-border railfreight services between the two countries. The two parties recently signed a letter of intent. Digitalisation and automation will underpin the joint undertaking, according to... plus
Investing in general cargo services
Hellmann Bremen has purchased 170 box swap bodies for a medium seven-digit sum. Krone’s box carriers will be deployed in general cargo and regional transports in Germany but also in intermodal railfreight. With the new equipment, the company can provide reliable cargo space... plus
Une poussée numérique pour le fluvial 
La navigation fluviale joue un rôle important dans le trafic entre les ports de mer et l’arrière-pays. Le port de Hambourg met donc au point une plateforme permettant de coordonner la planification de ce mode de transport. plus
Combined transport growing in Europe
Intermodal statistics collected by the International Union of Combined Road-Rail Transport Companies (UIRR) from 39 members in 18 European countries reflect improved performances in terms of number of consignments transported using combined transport. They reached a historic... plus
US shortline railroad purchased
The Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR) has completed the purchase of 76 km of rail lines from CSX Transportation. AVR previously leased and operated the line in and around Pittsburgh PA (USA) since 2003.The lines in the transaction include the former CSX yard at Glenwood (outside... plus
Dongguan-Vorsino rail service
RZD Logistics (RZDL) and its subsidiary Far East Land Bridge (Felb) have launched regular rail shipments from Dongguan (Guangdong province, China) to Vorsino (Kaluga region, Russia). Container trains from China previously left from the city of Guangzhou. Trains will depart from... plus
New train linking Baltic and Ukraine
The Lithuanian railfreight operator LG Cargo is launching a new container train from Klaipeda (Lithuania) to Kiev (Ukraine) in June. The weekly train will be able to carry 10,000 teu a year and cover the Lithuania–Ukraine route in 36 hours. This service has been designed to... plus