More investors for autonomous trucking 
Fernride has closed a further USD 19 million in its Series A funding, pushing the total round amount to USD 50 million. The increase in funding will further cement the company’s position as a specialist in autonomous, electric trucking. The second closing comes just weeks... mehr
Juwel am Rio Grande 
Nr. 1 in den USA für internationalen Handel. Das an der texanisch-mexikanischen Grenze gelegene Laredo zählt zwar nur eine Viertelmillion Einwohner, ist aber eine der am schnellsten wachsenden Städte der USA. In einer für Transport und Logistik massgeblichen Kategorie hält sie... mehr
More than an H2 filling station
Maier Korduletsch, Paul Group and Shell have opened a hydrogen mobility hub in Passau, Germany. In addition to conventional fuels, the filling station offers two H2 fuel pumps with 350 bar for trucks as well as twelve HPC fast charging points for cars and trucks. The... mehr
Proper destruction of fraud material
Customs in Ruse (Bulgaria) informed the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) as the holder of the 'EUR in Oval' trademark about the suspension of Euro pallets. The case involved a truck carrying Euro pallets from Ukraine bound for Bulgaria. The pictures sent by customs to the RCG clearly... mehr
Crediting renewable fuels with CCF
The European Parliament's transport committee has voted in favour of the inclusion of renewable fuels in the CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles and in favour of crediting renewable fuels by means of a carbon correction factor (CCF). This is a clear signal for a... mehr
A regular container train from Moscow to Siberia
Transcontainer has launched a regular domestic service for container deliveries from the Moscow region to Omsk in Siberia. Transit time is three days. The company is expecting to operate three trains a month to start with. The service is focused on the shipment of food products... mehr
Neues Tor zum Golf
Russland verstärkt nicht nur auf der Westseite des Kaspischen Meeres seine Bemühungen um einen Zugang zum iranischen Eisenbahnnetz (vgl. ITJ 23-26 / 2023, S. 38). Bis die Verbindung Rasht–Astara in den Betrieb gehe, sei der Iran bereit, den Transit russischer Güter über den... mehr
Finland: e-loco to pull over 2,000 t trains
Siemens recently delivered a Vectron electric locomotive to Fenniarail in Finland. It is the first e-locomotive to be acquired by a private railway company in this country. The locomotive has been designed for Finnish conditions and is particularly suitable as a freight... mehr
85,000 pallets transported in Portugal
Palletways is celebrating its 15th anniversary in Portugal this year. The country has fast become an important territory for the group. Since the launch of the Iberia network in 2008, Palletways has invested heavily in Portugal, the group said. The country is currently... mehr
Bringing Ukrzaliznytsia closer to EU rail network
Ukrzaliznytsia and the Rail Cargo Group (RCG) have joined forces to develop intermodal transports between Ukraine and Austria. The project envisages a regular connection between Kiev (Ukraine) and Vienna (Austria), which will be extended to Lviv (Ukraine) and Budapest (Hungary).... mehr