New sea-rail product links Turkey to Wels via Trieste 
Austria’s Rail Cargo Group and the Turkish ferry operator U.N. Ro-Ro İşletmeleri recently began to collaborate in the rolling motorway sector. The two firms have jointly initiated and operate a new sea-rail product called U.N. Rail-Austria shuttle that runs between various... more
Belarus and Greece sign intergovernmental agreement
Belarus and Greece have signed an intergovernmental agreement on international automobile transportation of passengers and cargo in Athens, according to the Belarusian government's press service. The pact primarily covers the gradual liberalization of Belarus-Greece relations on... more
Germany’s railways haul 274 million t of goods
A total of 274.1 million t of goods were transported on the German rail network in the first nine months of the current year. The country’s federal statistical office (Destatis) reported that the overall railfreight tonnage sank by 1% compared to the same period in 2012.... more
EIB supports road upgrading scheme in Armenia
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 60 million to finance an upgrade of the north-south road corridor in Armenia. The project is part of an ambitious programme aimed at improving the 556 km route that runs from the border with Georgia at Bavra to the border with... more
Fuorimuro restores Miramas-Castel Guelfo connection
The rail link between Miramas, near Marseille (France) and Castel Guelfo, near Bologna (Italy), was closed after the derailment of a French freight train on 23 November. The incident caused great damage to the infrastructure and blocked the passage through Ventimiglia Parco Roja... more
India's eastern dedicated freight corridor project goes...
Sixteen international companies in joint ventures with Indian enterprises have submitted their application for project management consultancy for the second phase of India's eastern dedicated freight corridor project. The 402 km long railway line, which will run from New Bhaupur... more
ZF-Ecomid CV transmission celebrates anniversary
ZF, a renowned commercial vehicle component producer, has manufactured a total of 750,000 manual ZF-Ecomid commercial vehicle transmission systems. The ZF plant in Bouthéon (France) contributed the lion’s share of these parts as the 500,000th unit of the nine-speed transmission... more
BRS delivers Renault trucks to Hermes
Hermes, the UK's leading consumer delivery specialist, has taken its first Renault trucks on contract hire from BRS into its 600-strong DAF dominated fleet. Following a six-way tender process, BRS was awarded the contract to supply 17 Renault Premium 430.18 4x2 tractor units on... more
First Novosibirsk-Khabarovsk container train underway
The Russian intermodal container transportation and logistics company OJSC Transcontainer has launched a new service from Novosibirsk (West Siberian Railway's Kleschikha station) to Khabarovsk (Dalnevostochny Railway's Khabarovsk-2 station). The first train hauling 71 flat cars... more
Contargo takes over Neuss Intermodal Terminal
Neuss Intermodal Terminal GmbH now belongs to the Contargo group and trades under the name Contargo Neuss GmbH, with immediate effect. The takeover of the inland terminal between Duisburg and Koblenz (both Germany) gives Contargo storage space for 10,000 teu, three barge berths... more