Rennes: improved access to North Sea ports 
The transport company La Haye is introducing a new train service between Rennes and the port of Lille in France. It is scheduled to start next Monday, 13 March with initially three round trips per week. The traction provider is Captrain France. The new train will give... mehr
Coal shipments doubled
Following the halt of gas deliveries from Russia, Germany reactivated several coal-fired power plants in reserve in autumn 2022. Since then, German railfreight has already delivered more than 3 million t of hard coal to around 15 German coal-fired power plants. To transport... mehr
Trucks deliver humanitarian aid
MBS Logistics, Germany, has transported urgently required relief supplies to the earthquake zone in Turkey. The first of four trucks has already arrived in Gaziosmanpaşa near Istanbul. The vehicle was primarily loaded with 33 pallets full of donations from Centershop with warm... mehr
DB Schenker visits e-truck plant
Volta Trucks recently welcomed a delegation of DB Schenker in Steyr, Austria, to see the final prototype generation of the all-electric Volta Zero truck in pre-production. 150 of these trucks will be delivered later this year. The forwarder will use the vehicles to transport... mehr
Heavy haul locomotives ordered for Brazil
The Brazilian logistics company VLI has ordered nine Wabtec Evolution Series locomotives for about BRL 200 million (EUR 36.22 million). The ES43BBI model is a 4,500 hp heavy-haul locomotive specifically designed for 1,000 mm gauge railways in Brazil. The first units are expected... mehr
Special design for fast handling
Quantron has handed over an innovative e-transporter with a lifting superstructure to last-mile specialist Rhenus Home Delivery. The QLI BEV 7.2 t vehicle was specially developed for uncomplicated and emission-free deliveries from micro-depots directly to the end customer. It... mehr
Kazakhstan to electrify its rolling stock
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) receives a loan from the French bank Société Générale and Natixis to purchase 105 freight and passenger electric locomotives from manufacturer Electrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty (EKZ) in Astana, Kazakhstan. The relevant credit agreement was recently signed in... mehr
Gas station network growing in Europe
On Turtle runs a network of more than 1,700 service stations in Europe, 150 of which offer natural gas refuelling. In total, the gas network has grown by 40% in one year and now serves ten European countries - Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria,... mehr
French shipping company launches train service
Contecon Manzanillo operates the Mexican Port of Manzanillo. It has now joined forces with its parent company International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), CMA CGM and Grupo da Mexico, a mining, transport and infrastructure company, to offer a new train service option in... mehr
Short rail line in Florida changes hands
Railfreight company Rail USA has acquired the 690 km Florida Panhandle Rail Line from US class I railway CSX. The line is now named Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FG&A) and operates from Baldwin, FL, (near Jacksonville) to Pensacola, FL, passing through Tallahassee,... mehr