Enhanced cross-border rail interoperability 
The European Commission has approved a EUR 8 million Slovenian scheme to encourage freight transport to shift from road to rail and remove barriers to interoperability. Under this scheme, railfreight companies will receive direct grants to finance the integration of the European... more
Exposing the blind spot
Volvo Trucks is introducing a new safety system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck. The system uses a dual radar on each side of the truck to detect other road users – such as cyclists. When someone is in the blind spot zone, the... more
Railfreight business booming in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) achieved an increase of 25% in freight transport in Q1/2022, transporting more than 5.5 million t of minerals and goods compared to the same period of 2021. Furthermore, the quantities of cargo transported by rails over the first quarter... more
On the way to a fully electric fleet
DB Schenker has already completed more than 1.5 million km with electrically powered trucks in its European land transport network. The logistics company is thus scaling up its efforts to shift all its urban collect and delivery vehicles to electric drives by 2030. DB... more
New locomotive type for Hungary
The first e-hybrid shunting locomotive to be manufactured for Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) has arrived in Hungary. The unit was developed by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive and optimised for RCH’s logistics tasks in accordance with the company’s specifications. Now, the vehicle will be... more
800 e-trucks by 2026
Manufacturer Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) and US food distributor Sysco have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to deliver up to nearly 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. The first eCascadia delivery is expected to arrive at Sysco’s... more
A corridor from Narvik to China
On 29 May 2022, after years of preparation, the time had finally come. In Narvik, Norway, the first block train was dispatched to Helsinki (Finland) via Haparanda and Tornio. Traction to Boden in Northern Sweden on the Gulf of Bothnia was provided by the Norwegian company... more
Rail pilot project launched for parcel delivery
DPD has launched a daily railfreight service between Hamburg and Duisburg (Germany). As part of this pilot project, the company will gradually shift more of its long-distance parcel shipments to rail. The aim is to reduce the carbon footprint of the parcels transported and... more
CP to become primary rail provider for CMA CGM
Canadian Pacific (CP) is to become CMA CGM's primary rail provider in Canada, servicing the ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Saint John, NB. The two companies recently signed a new multi-year agreement. The partnership creates natural synergies, which will add density to key... more
Direct Vietnam - Moscow service introduced
Trans Container has launched regular service to ship consumer goods from Vietnam to Russia via the Zabaikalsk border-crossing point. The overland journey covering more than 10,000 km from Hanoi to the Moscow region takes about 35 days. This is Trans Container's first direct... more