Rail-to-truck transfer capacity added 
The Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal terminal near Raleigh in North Carolina, USA, is open for business. Located on a mainline of the US class I railway CSX, the new terminal adds rail-to-truck transfer capacity for domestic and international container shipments. CCX... more
Locomotives for Kazakhstan
At a ceremony held last week, Russian manufacturer Sinara Transport Machines (STM) handed over the first batch of 2ES7 Black Granite freight two-section electric locomotives to Silkway Transit, Kazakhstan’s first private railway carrier. The first three locomotives have already... more
Lineas banks on European business
Lineas has signed an agreement with Beacon Rail and Ermewa Group on a phased sale-and-leaseback of 109 T77 diesel locomotives over the period 2021-2023 and approximately 4,000 freight wagons in 2021. Lineas will continue to use the assets in its day-to-day business and remain... more
100 trucks to modernise UK fleet
Montgomery Transport in UK has placed an order for 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros with Mercedes-Benz dealer Intercounty Truck and Van. Both companies are part of Ballyvesey Holdings. Montgomery Transport provides a range of just-in-time services to a broad cross-section of... more
Four ISO certificates for freight platform
Logistics start-up Saloodo! has been awarded ISO certificates in no less than four categories by safety solutions provider Dekra. The digital freight platform therefore complies with ISO 14001 and 50001, two standards recognised by the International Standard Organisation and... more
Albatros Express expands network
As from 12 December 2021, TFL Transfracht is increasing the frequency its Albatros Express service: in Germany, an additional train will run from Leipzig and Riesa to and from the German seaports. A further round trip will be introduced between Regensburg and the German... more
How the pandemic hit the rail business
The pandemic severely disrupted railway traffic from March 2020 onwards. Following the introduction of governmental measures such as lockdowns, curfews and various traffic restrictions, freight and passenger traffic fell by more than 20% in comparison to January 2020. Levels... more
Train brings poultry to Uzbekistan
The first load is already on its way as a pilot export shipment. The transport, including all (customs) formalities, is being handled by Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) for the Resource Group, which is one of the largest Russian agricultural exporters. Agro-Express is... more
Improving rail links between Turkey and EU
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a EUR 150 m loan to the Turkish government for the construction of a 67 km section of the high-speed railway line from Istanbul to the Bulgarian border. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is... more
Bio-LNG saves 87 t of CO2
In June 2021, DHL Freight and Shell started piloting a Bio-LNG solution (bio-liquefied natural gas from sustainable biomass) on three trucks to sustainably reduce CO2 emissions in road freight traffic for DHL's customer Grundfos, a pump manufacturer. In the first five... more