New link opened to Esperance Port in Western Australia 

The recent opening of a new bridge marks a major milestone in the AUD 120 million (EUR 79 million) Esperance Port access corridor project in West Australia. The bridge links Twilight Beach Road with The Esplanade and puts an end to the problems between port, road and rail... more
Union Pacific announces USD 3.9 billion capital plan 

Union Pacific Corporation's board has approved the company's 2014 capital spending plan of approximately USD 3.9 billion. This is approximately USD 300 million more than in 2013, due to this year's acquisition of 200 locomotives (2013:100 locomotives) and somewhat higher... more
New traction for GB Railfreight 

In order to deliver further growth GB Railfreight has decided to strengthen its existing fleet of locomotives by the procurement of thirteen more class 66 locomotives from Electro-Motive Diesel Inc (EMD) and 16 Class 92 electric locomotives from its mother company, Europorte, a... more
Indian Railways conveys more freight 

Indian Railways transported 866 million t of revenue-earning freight between 1 April 2013 and 31 January 2014, an increase of 4.6%, or 38.4 million t, compared to the 827 million t hauled in the same time frame a year ago. In January 2014, Indian Railways’ volume of... more
Crossing points on Turkish/Bulgarian borders reopen 

Austria’s syndicate of international road haulage companies (AISOE) has reported that the border between Bulgaria and Turkey has been reopened. Border police has said that as many as 250 trucks crossed from Bulgaria to Turkey between 0.30 and 08.00 on Monday morning (17... more
RZDL provides plant logistics for Severstal subsidiary 

Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) has opened a separate subdivision at the Volga Railroad’s Balakovo station, as part of its scheme to optimise the transport of raw materials and finished goods for Severstal Sort Plant Balakovo CJSC, a subsidiary of Severstal Russian Steel. RZDL... more
India: construction of new broad-gauge line approved 

India’s cabinet committee on economic affairs has approved the construction of a new broad-gauge railway line between Pirpainti and Jasidih (Mohanpur) in Jharkhand in eastern India. The track is to be completed in five years during the 13th plan period. The rail link between... more
Ford says 2013 is best year since 1998 

Ford registered a particularly successful year for commercial vehicles in Germany in 2013. Over the twelve months a total of 25,819 Ford commercial vehicles were newly registered in that country – 11.8% more than in 2012 (23,093 units). The vehicle manufacturer’s market share... more
Toll Australia secures big fuel transport contract 

The Toll Group has secured a significant tender with Shell for a range of transportation services across Australia that is expected to generate revenues of approximately AUD 250 million (EUR 164.4 million). The initial five-year pact involves bulk fuel deliveries to service... more
Rail works in Brussels to benefit from EU grant 

The European Union will support a project to eliminate bottlenecks and improve the overall rail links between Brussels and the cities of Luxembourg and Strasbourg, as well as Brussels airport. The almost EUR 34 million funding for the project will come from the TEN-T programme.... more