Dachser fleet and business growing 
The haulier Dachser reached two milestone recently. The first one concerns the introduction of its 100th fully electric truck for food logistics distribution. The 16 t ‘Volvo FL Electric’, which weighs more than 3.5 t, has a refrigerated body and will commence deliveries of... more
CO2 avoidance and reduction certificates launched
The certificates, introduced by Etihad Rail in the UAE, quantify and validate the carbon savings businesses achieve by choosing rail over alternative transport modes, directly contributing to the UAE’s decarbonisation goals. It is the region’s first-ever ‘CO2 Emission Avoidance... more
Dry-ice logistics with an H2 lorry
The industrial gases company Nippon Gases and its transport partner, the liquid bulk specialist Hoyer, already embarked on the path to sustainable transport solutions in the industrial gases sector in Germany with natural gas-powered transport vehicles five years ago. Now the... more
Azeri-German partnership on the Middle Corridor
The Azeri company Ady Express, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, and the German logistician Hellmann have completed their first joint cargo transport on the Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road. The blocktrain transported 55 feu carrying mixed cargo. It departed from... more
SBB Cargo investing in standardisation
The Swiss freight railway has ordered 570 flat wagons and 270 bulk freight units from the Slovakian manufacturer Tatravagonka, with the first cars due to be delivered from the end of 2026 onwards. Both types will be prepared for the use of automatic brake tests and digital... more
Rail sector urgently needs better infrastructure
The Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors (AERRL), which represents investors in modern and cross-border rolling stock, has called for urgent action to enhance European rail transport. In an open letter the association urged European authorities to focus public... more
30 million t logistics package finalised
In Austria the Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has signed a new logistics agreement with the firms Voestalpine Rohstoffbeschaffung and Logistik Service. The contract guarantees the sustainable transport by rail of around 10 million t of raw materials and finished products per year for a... more
Major order for Rheinmetall Man
The armaments company and automotive supplier Rheinmetall Man is supplying the German Bundeswehr with 568 logistics vehicles worth over EUR 330 million, to be delivered in 2025 and 2026. Last year, Rheinmetall Man – a JV between Rheinmetall and the truck manufacturer Man –... more
Northern route now allows refrigerated rail transport
Russian Railways Logistics (RŽDL) has expanded its route network for export transports of smaller specialist shipments on express container trains. Freight trains now connect Russia and China via the Grodekovo railway station, at the Far Eastern border crossing in Pogranichny... more
Kombiverkehr adds Italy service
The German intermodal operator Kombiverkehr has launched a direct train connecting the port of Lübeck (Germany) and the Verona Quadrante Europa freight village (Italy). The train run three times a week in each direction. Furthermore, Kombiverkehr has increased its services by... more