Australia to upgrade inland freight route 
The Australian government has locked in a further AUD 400 million (EUR 273 million) to upgrade an inland freight route. Billed as the ‘second Bruce highway’, the 1,184 km north–south route from Charters Towers, in North Queensland, to Mungindi, on the New South Wales border, is... more
Road-based supply chains would benefit most
A shift to Inland Rail in Australia could cut annual transport costs by up to AUD 213 million (EUR 144.1 million), providing benefits across 22 million t of freight, according to a report of Csiro (a commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation). Csiro has... more
Haulier to receive access to Class 8 e-trucks
American startup Watt EV has placed an order for 50 Volvo VNR Electric trucks. Over the next several months, the trucks will be deployed in Watt EV’s Truck-as-a-Service model (TaaS). TaaS provides shippers and carriers access to Class 8 battery-electric trucks at a per-mile... more
Rieck’s new logistics hub to open in August
The Rieck Logistics Group is investing around EUR 26 million in a new freight forwarding facility in north-west Berlin. The construction of the new terminal is already in full swing and the first concrete columns are currently being erected. The new facility is scheduled to... more
Maximum toll is legal
The Federal Office for Goods Transport (FOPH) in Germany is allowed to assume the least favourable emission class (EURO 0) when levying tolls on trucks with manipulated exhaust systems, unless the toll payer proves that the exhaust system functioned properly or that it was a... more
Regular train to link Southern France and Germany
The Dutch-German Joint Venture DFDS/Prime Rail is starting a new railway service from Sete in France to Cologne in Germany. The company plans to run three round trips in the near future. DFDS / Prime Rail will provide the clients of DFDS with an alternative route from Turkey... more
Albatros-Express improves hinterland connections
TFG Transfracht is expanding its Albatros Express services in Germany as of 11 April 2022. The train will offer two more departures to the German sea ports to both the Dortmund and Frankfurt routes, bringing the number of runs from Frankfurt to the seaports up to twelve. The... more
E-trucks for sustainable mining operations
Scania and LKAB are joining forces to operate sustainable vehicles in LKAB’s mines. An electric Scania heavy tipper will operate in the LKAB mine in Malmberget, in northern Sweden, alongside an electric crane truck specially adapted for these mining operations. The heavy... more
UK tests electrification system for rail terminal
A railfreight terminal in Northamptonshire is currently testing an innovative overhead electrification system, the first of its kind in UK. The project demonstrates a new way of decarbonising rail and lessening freight’s impact on passenger journeys. The innovative system is... more
Finnish operator banks on Trans-Caspian route
Nurminen has closed its Russian office ‘for the time being’ and is developing a Trans-Caspian route from Asia to Europe as a result of ‘extensive changes in the operating environment’ since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Last week Nurminen signed an agreement with the Kazakh... more