Inland shipping: Often too shallow 
Everybody wants to shift more goods to inland barges, but many plans are coming along rather slowly. The mode is struggling with low water levels and declining dry bulk cargo volumes. There is some cause for optimism in the Benelux region, however. more
CCTT vice chairman honoured 
At the last plenary session of the CCTT (coordinating council on Trans-Siberian transportation) in Kazakhstan, InterRail-president Hans Reinhard stepped down as the CCTT vice chairman for personal reasons. RZD-president Oleg Belozyorov honoured Reinhard with a diploma for his... more
Adding 100 LNG-/CNG-tractors to fleet in France
XPO Logistics has made a significant new investment in sustainability with the purchase of 100 Stralis Natural Power Euro VI tractors from Iveco. The new tractors will be assigned to the company’s less-than-truckload network in France, serving customers in the greater Lyon and... more
New transloader at rail hub in Texas
R. J. Corman Railroad Switching Company in the USA was awarded the contract to be the switching and transloading provider for the 550,000 ssqm multi-modal logistics park in Hempstead (TX) owned by McAlister Assets and operated by RCR Rail. The hub is served by class I... more
German railways call for measures to combat climate change
With EUR 5.2 billion, Germany’s railway industry generated a high turnover in H1/2019, which is however 3.7% below the result achieved in H1/2018, the German railway industry association (VDB) said. It added that its members were feeling the effects of international... more
Stadler wins first large contract in the Pacific region
Switzerland-based rail manufacturer Stadler has won a tender for the supply of 34 diesel-electric locomotives to Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) in Taiwan. Just over three weeks ago Stadler announced the establishment of a joint venture with PT Inka in Indonesia. The... more
Longest heavy-load railway sets off
The 1,814 km railway connects Haolebaoji South Railway Station in the Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region with Ji'an Railway Station in Jiangxi province. It will mainly be used for transporting coal from northern to central and southern China. The line's construction... more
Nine new trucks to boost recycling fleet
Surrey (UK)-based Britaniacrest Recycling has taken delivery of nine new Volvo trucks to boost its operations in the south east of England. The group of FE, FMX and FH models join a Volvo dominated fleet of over 45 vehicles. Two 18 t FE 4x2 skip loaders are producing 250 hp.... more
ADAC invests in partner network
With “Werkstatt Plus” the ADAC Truckservice, a product offered by the German national automobile association ADAC, is expanding its quality and sustainability programme. A key measure is the introduction of a uniform system of compensation for the service partners.... more
Italy to expand its rail-road hub Quadrante Europa
Infrastructure manager RFI and the ZAI Consortium have presented a further EUR 59 million investment in the Quadrante Europa interport in Verona, Italy. The project includes the realisation of the new fourth module, which is equipped with five tracks with a length of 750 m.... more