On track to improve performance 
Despite a sharp fall in transport volumes because of the corona crisis, the Swiss railfreight company SBB Cargo maintains its plans for restructuring and further development, said Désirée Baer, who assumed the position of CEO at SBB Cargo 100 days ago. Deploying various... more
Spain: 21 new freight locomotives ordered
Captrain in Spain and Alpha Trains have signed an agreement to lease up to 21 new build Euro 6000 Stadler locomotives. An initial order for eleven of these locomotives has already been confirmed. Five Euro 6000 will have standard gauge and will be certified for the Spanish,... more
Multiple records for Canadian railways
The two biggest Canadian Railways CN and Canadian Pacific CP have both reached a new high of grain transportations. CN achieved another monthly record in June, when it shipped 2.7 million t of Canadian grain. Furthermore, CN carried 15 million t in the first half of 2020... more
More CNG/LNG fuelling stations in Germany
Rolande, a pioneer and major player in the building of infrastructures for LNG and Bio –LNG refuelling stations for trucks in the Netherlands, has now entered the German market, opening its first CNG/LNG fuelling station in Ulm. More new LNG locations are to follow this year... more
Lithuanian carrier expands to Poland
Lithuania’s rail freight operator LTG Cargo has established its own subsidiary in Poland. LTG Cargo Polska will strengthen logistics supply chains and improve the mobility of large freight shipments between Lithuania and Poland, LTG said. The expansion to Poland will also... more
New train connects Poland and Germany
Polish carrier Miratrans and the Austrian-based LTE-group have launched an intermodal connection between Olsztyn in north-east Poland and the German KTL terminal in Ludwigshafen. "For the new service, a handling terminal was recently set up on the premises of the... more
60 trains a week to deliver biomass in UK
DB Cargo UK has won a new, five-year “hook and haul” contract to transport supplies of sustainable biomass to Drax. The rail freight carrier will operate an average of 60 trains per week from the ports of Immingham and Hull to Drax Power Station in Selby, Yorkshire. Each... more
First fuel cell HGVs en route to Switzerland
Hyundai in South Korea has despatched the first ten units of the Hyundai XCIENT fuel cell, the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, to Switzerland. The company plans to ship a total of 50 XCIENT fuel cells to Switzerland this year, with handover... more
30 LNG vehicles for long-haul traffic
Freight forwarder Heinrich Gustke Spedition in Rostock, Germany, has put 30 modern Iveco semi-trailers powered by LNG into service. For the company, natural gas is a marketable alternative for trucks deployed for long-haul transports. "Compared to diesel engines, our... more
Lyon Xpress now available for intermodal cargo
Belgian railfreight operator Lineas has upgraded its regular train service between Antwerp in Belgium and Lyon in France to include intermodal volumes. The Lyon Xpress travels three times per week back and forth between the operator’s main hub in Antwerp and the Port Edouard... more