Stralis Hi-Road trio join PM Rees and Sons fleet 
Barry (UK)-based tanker specialist PM Rees & Sons has taken delivery of its first ever Iveco heavy trucks, supplied by Glenside Commercials, which took over the Iveco sales franchise for southeast Wales in April 2013. Built at Iveco’s European heavy truck factory in Madrid,... plus
Green Cargo launches restructuring programme
The Swedish railfreight operator Green Cargo is planning to make structural changes after revenues declined by 10% and volumes dropped by 7% last year. The rail service provider aims to achieve long-term, stable profitability with its restructuring measures. They include a... plus
Express-Interfracht to operate as Rail Cargo Logistics
The Austrian forwarding company Express-Interfracht Internationale Spedition GmbH is now starting to do business under the name Rail Cargo Logistics - Austria GmbH. The company, which is part of the Rail Cargo Group and Austria’s state-owned railway OeBB, has an international... plus
New modus operandi for stealing cargo from lorries
Europol has issued a warning about a new phenomenon where criminals use a ‘Trojan horse’ method to gain access to delivery lorries by concealing themselves in large wooden boxes. The boxes marked as ‘fragile’ are picked up by parcel delivery services. Once the box is inside a... plus
RZD to develop temperature-controlled delivery services
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) recently organized a trial for the low temperature delivery of electronic goods from Chongqing (China) to Europe (Duisburg, Germany) in cooperation with YuXinOu (Chongqing) Logistics Co Ltd, a RZD Logistics joint venture. The cargo was... plus
Contract for Qatar long distance rail network design awarded
In a joint venture with Systra, the US-based Parsons corporation was recently awarded a consultancy services contract for the design of the Qatar long distance railway network. The network will provide freight services nationally within Qatar and internationally to the... plus
IRU and Russian authorities discussing TIR crisis
Representatives of the International Road Union (IRU) and Russian authorities have discussed concrete steps to definitively end the ongoing TIR crisis. During a recent two-day visit to Moscow, an IRU delegation led by head of TIR, Marek Retelski, met with the Russian... plus
Scania starts operations in East Africa
Scania has started operations in East Africa by establishing a centre in Nairobi (Kenya). The Swedish truck manufacturer was previously represented in Kenya by an independent distributor. Scania currently has a smaller share of the Kenyan heavy truck market but a significant... plus
Fleet integration programme for grain shippers
Canadian National Railway (CN) is now offering a fleet integration programme for grain, oilseed and special crop shippers who wish to enter agreements to supply privately owned, covered hopper cars for integration into CN’s Western Canadian common fleet. This is in addition... plus
Two engineering awards for CSX tunnel project
CSX, based in Jacksonville FL (USA), a renowned US-based transport company, has won two awards for its J&L tunnel modification project in Pittsburgh PA. One was the Project of the Year Award from the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania, and the other was the Diamond... plus