More room for general cargo handling in Coburg 
Schenker Deutschland AG has doubled its production area for handling general cargo at its location in Coburg, near Frankfurt (Germany). The logistics service provider invested EUR 7 million in the construction of a new state-of-the-art, around 3,200 sqm logistics platform with... plus
Rail freight usage on the rise in UK
Britain’s rail network carried 3.7% more freight in Q2/2013 compared to the same period last year. The Q2/2013 volume reached 5.7 billion net tonne kilometres (ntkm), according to the latest data by the UK's Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). The amount of coal hauled increased by... plus
Locomotive naming keeps London Gateway on right track
DP World London Gateway has been honoured by rail freight operator DB Schenker Rail UK in a locomotive naming ceremony which took place at the rail terminal at the UK's newest deep-sea container port and logistics park. The ceremony coincided with the arrival of three more giant... plus
Grants for USA's northcoast and western rail corridors
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted USD 1.4 million to upgrade 42 miles of track along the northcoast rail corridor and USD 8.9 million to Vermont for refurbishing 20 miles of the state-owned Vermont Railway from Rutland to Leicester. These projects are two of... plus
40 new Kögel Cargo units for Westukrtrans
Westukrtrans, a leading transport company in Ukraine, has taken delivery of 40 new Kögel Cargo trailers, thereby boosting its fleet of trailers to more than 200. These new platform semitrailers with a full set of tarpaulins and sidewalls will be used for cross-border freight... plus
Wistra extends quality and inspection centre
Selmsdorf (Germany)-based Wistra GmbH Cargo Control, a specialist for the development and manufacture of load securing aids, has now extended its own quality and inspection centre. This enables the company to test cargo nets and its own newly developed products and special... plus
Scandinavian companies cooperate with Heppner in France
Nordic Chain, Bech-Hansen & Studsgaard in Denmark, TransFargo in Sweden, Nortrail — Norsk Trailer Express in Norway and Varova Oy in Finland have in Heppner Group a new partner in France. From now on, shipments will be routed through Heppner. Heppner Group, headquartered in... plus
Echuca-Toolamba railfreight line reopens
The rail line between Echuca and Toolamba, Victoria (Australia), has officially reopened. The first freight trains have already travelled to the port of Melbourne with Australian rice bound for Japan, the Middle East and other destinations. The reopened rail link will be an... plus
Prohire acquires RH Rentals in UK
Independently-owned commercial vehicle contract hire and fleet management specialist, Prohire in UK, has acquired Nottingham-based RH Rentals for an undisclosed amount. The RH Rentals operation will be fully integrated into the Prohire business and the migration of the company’s... plus
IMS with continental Antwerp - Frenkendorf link
IMS Rail Switzerland, the Swiss subsidiary of Austria's Intermove Speditions- und Transport (IMS), will soon start a new continental rail transport route between Antwerp (Belgium) and Frenkendorf near Basel (Switzerland). As sales and marketing head Max G. Kuske informed the... plus