Ungeliebte Alternativen am Schwarzen Meer 
Die Verkehre zur See zwischen Bulgarien, der Türkei, Georgien und Russland stehen auf dem Prüfstand Krieg und Seeminen sind das eine, Handels- und Verkehrsinteressen das andere. Auch die Güterverkehre auf dem Schwarzen Meer müssen sich reorientieren. Neue Seeverbindungen von... mehr
Shorter transit times to Romania and Turkey 
In response to increasing demand, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is introducing a new non-stop service: containers (20 to 45 feet), swap bodies and craneable semi-trailers, including hazardous goods, now travel non-stop by rail from Genk (Belgium) via the Ruhr region in Germany to... mehr
Testing eco-friendly HGVs in Alberta
Alberta (Canada)-based commercial carriers will soon be able to test commercial vehicles that operate with alternative, energy-efficient fuels within their regular business operations. In autumn 2022, the Alberta Motor Transport Association (Amta) and partners will start the... mehr
Support for Slovakian modal shift
The European Commission has approved a EUR 30 million Slovak scheme to encourage freight transport to shift from road-only to combined road-rail and road-inland waterway transport. The scheme will run until 31 December 2027. It is intended to support the development of new... mehr
Trucking LNG from Croatia northwards
The energy company Avenir LNG has signed a joint collaboration agreement (JCA) with the Croatian LNG trade company PPD. The partners will initially focus on the sale and distribution of LNG by truck and small-scale LNG vessels from the Krk LNG Terminal (Croatia) to off-grid... mehr
Saubere Flügelschuhe
Mehr als 1 Mio. Sendungen jährlich per Schiene. Erstmals transportiert Hermes Germany Sendungen auf der Schiene grenzübergreifend. Auf der 625 km langen Strecke zwischen Magdeburg, 130 km westlich von Berlin, und Lodz, 130 km westlich von Warschau, sollen pro Jahr bis zu 1,3... mehr
Industrial railway testing new fuel
In Germany, Dortmunder Eisenbahn, a subsidiary of the rail logistics company Captrain, is testing the Clean Diesel fuel developed by the green tech start-up Heion. In the pilot project, 30,000 litres of the fuel will be refuelled in locomotives for the first time worldwide.... mehr
Five trucks as a birthday present
H.F. Owen Transport & Storage, which is headquartered in North Wales (UK), is celebrating 50 years in the business with the delivery of five new DAF XF 530 FTG 6×2 tractor units from Hexagon. One of the trucks has been wrapped in celebratory gold livery to mark the... mehr
Moving more freight off the roads
Works on the railways to move more freight onto rail and take more trucks off local roads in Melbourne’s south-east have made progress: a new freight rail line has opened in the state of Victoria. The new east-west link is part of the AUD 58 million (EUR 40 million)... mehr
More Polish trucks on Germany's roads
The vast majority of Germany’s federal states show a decrease in mileage in July 2022 compared to the previous month. According to the Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG), of these 13 federal states, nine show a decrease of more than 1.5%. They are all located in the... mehr