Anniversary train on Brenner route 
With an anniversary train, Lokomotion and Rail Traction Company (RTC) are celebrating 20 years of cooperation in railfreight services on the Brenner axis. On 15 October 2001, the company’s first freight train set off from the Munich Riem station in Germany bound for Verona in... more
Plug-in-hybrid truck (also) runs for research
Scania recently delivered a plug-in-hybrid truck (PHEV) to Havi. The truck will be deployed in regular service in Stockholm and its suburbs, but also be part of a series of trials for research projects. In one of these projects, Havi has been performing night time deliveries... more
Seven Vectron dual-mode locos leased
Rail wagon lessor Northrail has leased seven Siemens Vectron dual-mode locomotives to four railway companies in Germany and has called up three more units under the framework purchase agreement. The energy-efficient dual-power units are part of a framework purchase agreement... more
Major Unimog order from Romania
Romania's national road administration (CNAIR) has ordered 135 Unimog vehicles. The first 45 have now been delivered to Romania. The remaining vehicles will follow in two more stages until 2023. The Mercedes-Benz Unimog trucks will be deployed all over the country for all... more
Tiger and UP: tri-cities intermodal initiative
US intermodal provider Tiger Cool Express is acquiring the former Union Pacific Railroad cold connect warehouse to develop an adjacent intermodal ramp in Wallula, WA (USA). The envisioned Tiger tri-cities logistics centre will benefit the entire agricultural community in the... more
Better service between first and last mile
In China, trucking service provider Ming Zhu has signed an MoU to acquire the controlling interest of Xinjiang Feipeng Logistics, a provider of slack coal shipments for the "first and last mile" by a road-railway intermodal system based in Xinjiang. When completed,... more
Neva Baikal Shuttle launched
Russian transport company Fesco has introduced a regular container train from St. Petersburg to Irkutsk near Lake Baikal. The Neva Baikal Shuttle takes six days to reach its destination at the Irkutsk – Sortirovochniy railway station. The weekly service is expected to transport... more
Black Sea permits doubled
Member states of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation (BSEC) that are involved in the region’s truck transit permit system have agreed to significantly increase permit quotas for 2022, the International Road Union (IRU) reported. At a meeting in Istanbul and... more
Digital freight platform expands in Switzerland
Saloodoh as extended its portfolio to transport services from Switzerland to the EU and vice versa. The logistics start-up thus now also offers shipments to Switzerland on its freight exchange. There is a great demand for this service. Saloodo has registered more than 16,000... more
Rail upgrade honoured with loco baptism
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail have named a locomotive to celebrate the completion of major upgrade works to Bescot Local Distribution Centre (LDC), UK. The Class 66 locomotive No. 66795 has been named ‘Bescot LDC’ and was unveiled at the... more