Silver for haulier’s environmental efforts
Kerry Logistics has won the Silver Award in the transport and logistics category at the Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence for its outstanding green leadership, effective environmental programmes and efforts in encouraging its partners to implement environmental... mehr
Im direkten Sprung aus einer Hand
Seit 2023 verbindet der Schweizerzug in drei Rundläufen direkt die Schweiz und den Hafen Rotterdam. Nicht jeder Terminalbetreiber hat die Infrastruktur, die Verbindungen und das Quäntchen Wagemut, um sich im Schienengüterverkehr zu etablieren. Swissterminal ist den Schritt vor... mehr
Hupac to launch new shuttle service from Belgium
The international transport network between UK and mainland Europe continues to grow: Swiss combined transport operator Hupac is introducing a new train service between the Antwerp Combinant and Zeebrugge CLdN terminals and thus enabling connections to/from UK via the CLdN short... mehr
Kick-off for French Monitor Project
Wabtec, Fret SNCF and regional operator RDT13 have launched the Monitor Project, the first innovation project of the French “Railfreight of the Future” coalition to accelerate the development of the country’s railfreight industry. The project, funded by the French state,... mehr
Creating a new rail footprint for Australia
Team Global Express (TGE) has signed an eleven-year partnership with Aurizon to operate its containerised railfreight service along the East-West (Sydney-Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth) and North-South (Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne) railfreight networks. The Australian carrier will... mehr
A start-up for green trucks
Over the last two years, the Hylix-B project created by the ministry of the environment of Baden-Württemberg (Germany), has built a fully electric 26 t truck with fuel cell drive and a range of 500 km. Now a company named Iontrak has been founded to develop, industrialise,... mehr
Rail parcel service launched
Indian Railways and India Post have formally launched the Rail Post Gati Shakti express cargo service to provide seamless logistics for the services sector in the country. The new product is currently operational in four sectors -Delhi to Kolkata; Bangalore to Guwahati,... mehr
Prestigious awards for eco-friendly hauliers
German hauliers Götz Transport and Dankerts Spedition won prizes for the greatest CO2 reduction and the highest score for eco-friendly driving in 2022: nearly 11,000 drivers from 75 companies with 131 teams and around 7,000 vehicles took part in Add Secure’s Eco-Driving... mehr
Lorry park renews safety certification
On Turtle has renewed its level 2 certification from the Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) at its lorry park in La Jonquera in Catalonia, Spain. With this endorsement, the European professional transport services company has reaffirmed its commitment to safety... mehr
The safest area for drivers
Durham is the police force area in England and Wales with the lowest number of speeding offences per capita, according to research from International Drivers Association. Durham has the fewest annual speeding offences per 1,000 residents at just 0.95. South Wales and North... mehr