Russian Railways: export cargo volumes on the rise 
Export cargo volumes shipped by the Russian Railways (RZD) to sea ports were 3.6% higher in 2019 than in 2018 and amounted to 308.8 million t. About 131.1 million t of cargo were shipped to north-western ports last year (+3.4% above 2018), 76 million t to southern ports (+1%),... more
Kyrgyzstan has great potential along key corridors
Kyrgyzstan can tap into the benefits of its strategic location along key transport corridors between Europe and Asia. Fundamental for its success is the creation of a modern transport infrastructure network, according to a Unece study. Road haulage remains the focus of freight... more
Extension of partnership provides freight stability
Canadian National Railways (CN) and NorFalco have signed a new multi-year agreement that will provide freight transportation of sulphuric acid from NorFalco’s rail served productions facilities in Sudbury, ON, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, and Valleyfield, QC. The agreement reconfirms... more
Expanding service capabilities in North America
Wabtec in the USA has acquired Relco Locomotives, a long-established player in the locomotive overhaul and maintenance industry. The acquisition expands Wabtec’s freight services capabilities and capacity. “The complementary combination of our portfolios will create... more
E-truck sales launched after successful trials
150,000 fully electric kilometres - almost four times around the earth: that is the extensive practical experience that truck manufacturer DAF has now gained with its CF Electric model by testing a total of six fully electric trucks within the space of a year. "We have... more
Automotive logistics provider tests LNG trucks in France
In cooperation with Volvo Trucks and Iveco, Gefco has tested two trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) under real conditions in the north of France. Overall, the two vehicles covered a total of 11,000 km in two weeks. Compared to a diesel truck, the LNG vehicles achieved... more
Scheduled road haulage services across Southeast Asia
Geodis Road Network (GRN) is now established as a time and date-specific service along the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -Bangkok (Thailand) axis, with multi-modal gateway services beyond these hubs. Furthermore, 2020 will see the expansion of GRN’s time-definite... more
Another successful year for Pennsylvania’s railroad
US short line railroad Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (DL), part of Genesee Valley Transportation, has handled an all-time record for freight carloads for the third time in row. The railroad processed a total of 9,690 carloads in 2019, according to the Pennsylvania northeast... more
Why it's important to invest in road safety innovation
One in three transport operators worldwide consider safety the biggest innovation opportunity, according to the International Road Union’s (IRU) latest study. More than nine out of ten companies have already implemented safety-driven innovations, with solutions ranging from... more
More trains between Duisburg and Lübeck
As from 17 February 2020, Kombiverkehr will increase the number of services on the inner-German corridor between Duisburg in the Ruhr area and Lübeck. The train, which up to now offered an annual average of ten departures in each direction per week, will now run up to three... more