Compliance tool for van and LCV operators 
From 21 May 2022, all van operators (or cars with trailers) over 2.5 t, based in England, Scotland and Wales, will need a standard international goods vehicle operator licence to transport goods for hire or reward in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. In... more
Fully electric deliveries in Tampere’s city centre
DB Schenker is expanding its green distribution services in Finland with the opening of a new cargo terminal. Five fully electric trucks will soon begin operating in Lempäälä and serve Tampere’s city centre. The terminal has a total area of nearly 18,000 sqm, with 12,000 sqm... more
Test run with 838 m long train
TX Logistik (TXL) has run a train with a length of 838 m in Sweden. The rail logistics company operated the fully loaded train on the 500 km route between Malmö and Frövi. The train was driven by a four-axle locomotive and transported foodstuffs from the Swedish retail chain... more
UK begins trial with battery electric truck
In what is one of the largest and most significant deployments of zero emission trucks in UK to date, 20 DAF LF electric vehicles are entering service with a range of public bodies including the National Health Service (and local authorities, as part of the Battery Electric... more
More departures in Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven
In Germany, Transfracht is increasing its hinterland transport services with the Albatros Express with the timetable change on 12 June 2022. Four new trains will run between the seaports of Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven and Osnabrück via the central hub in Maschen. In... more
First grain train from Ukraine arrives in Austria
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been importing grain from Ukraine for many years. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, however, the number of transports has increased - mainly to northern Germany. From March to April 2022, RCG organised 30 grain trains from Ukraine,... more
66 m mobile crane lifts over 9 t
Crane and special haulage contractor Beokran has taken delivery of the first Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 mobile crane in Serbia. The new 150 t crane will complement the Belgrade-based company’s crane fleet that comprises units with lifting capacities of 130 and 200 t. The 66 m... more
Improving the port's rail network
In Germany, Duisport is currently evaluating options to install the Mag Rail technology in the port’s infrastructure. Mag Rail was developed by Nevomo and enables to expand the capacity and performance of existing rail lines and operate electric rail vehicles in currently... more
Czech construction firm gets Effi Shunter with ETCS
The construction company Subterra has become Czechia's first private operator of a CZ Loko Effi Shunter 1,000 locomotive equipped with the ETCS train control system. The company’s representatives recently took over the unit in Jihlava, Czechia. Subterra will use the modern... more
Investment needed to shift more semi-trailers
Standard vertical transhipment technologies (gantry cranes/reachstackers), in combination with containers, are becoming more competitive with road-only transport solutions over distances of around 1,000 km, a study has concluded. It added that most intermodal transport chains... more