Infranord to invest in signalling system 
Manufacturer Hitachi Rail is installing new digital signalling technologies on board two yellow maintenance trains operated by Swedish rail maintenance company Infranord. The digitisation of these vehicles will help Infranord to better maintain rail infrastructure across the... more
More intermodal services for the Mezzogiorno
Swiss combined transport operator Hupac launched a new train service in Italy on 15 February 2022. The shuttle operates two weekly round trips between Pomezia, near Rome, and Novara, to the west of Milan. It also offers numerous gateway connections from Novara with... more
Bosch adds truck parking lots in Spain
Bosch is creating more options to meet the high demand for safe parking spaces in Europe: the provider of technology-based services is expanding its network of bookable truck parking lots with seven sites in Spain. The new locations are spread over different regions in the... more
Further expansion in British bulk market
GB Railfreight (GBRF) and building materials supplier Brett Aggregates have launched a new aggregates service in UK from Newhaven, East Sussex, to Thorney Mill, West Drayton. The first train consisted of 17 wagons, transporting 1,350 t of aggregate destined for construction... more
Fleet renewal completed
Nexon Group has extended its fleet with a pair of Iveco S-WAY rigid trucks. The instinct blue metallic fleet travels UK-wide delivering cleaning and hygiene products, mainly heavy fluids, to healthcare providers and care home groups. The two 19-t 4x2 rigid AT190S33/P... more
Two new direct trains for Sweden
Swedish rail freight operator Green Cargo is expanding its hinterland connections in Sweden. With two new domestic direct lines from Trelleborg and Gothenburg, the company is responding to the growing demand for eco-friendly intermodal services to transport goods that arrive at... more
More intermodal links to Rotterdam and UK
A new five weekly train now connects the CT terminal in the inland port Bayernhafen Nürnberg (Germany) with Rotterdam Cobelfret (The Netherlands). From Rotterdam, there are ferry links to UK and Ireland. Containers, semi-trailers and swap bodies can be transported on this... more
West-east service via Moscow
Fesco is launching a regular rail service from St. Petersburg to Chita and Blagoveshchensk via Moscow. With the new train, customers now can deliver their goods to the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Amur Region via the capital of Russia as part of a single logistics service.... more
E-trucks taking root on Europe's roads
The international trucking industry is undergoing a transformation towards more sustainable transport as sales of heavy battery electric trucks are starting to pick up, with Europe in the lead. Statistics from the market analysis group IHS Markit show that during 2021 a... more
Train service links Rotterdam with Northern Italy
Belgium-based operator CLDN Cargo has been offering intermodal transport services between Northern Europe and Italy with its own fleet of 5,500 trailer and container units for more than five years. The operator is now taking further steps to expand its Italian portfolio. CLDN... more