Enhancing a rail carrier’s hydrogen infrastructure 
Atco, a Canadian corporation with investments in logistics, is constructing two hydrogen production and refuelling facilities in Alberta (Canada) for Canadian Pacific (CP). The hydrogen infrastructure at each CP site in Calgary and Edmonton will include a 1 MW electrolyser,... mehr
Autonomous trucking going ahead
Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) is set to offer new hub-to-hub autonomous transport solutions in the USA, and to this end will partner global logistics provider DHL Supply Chain as its first customer in the project. The solution is designed to serve shippers, carriers,... mehr
Mining company tests electric locomotives
Vale, a mining and logistics company based in Brazil, has received its second 100% electric and battery powered locomotive. Manufactured in China by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, the unit will initially operate in the Ponta da Madeira Terminal's switchyard in Sao Luis. Its batteries... mehr
DB Schenker to sail on the fjord
Who would have thought that DB Schenker, regularly active on land and on rail, would be setting sails – will a fully electric vessel? The company says that it is planning the operation of a zero-emission coastal container feeder in Norway. The German group's cooperation partners... mehr
Transparent tracking of consignments
The general cargo cooperation 24plus is implementing a track and trace function from the Eikona Logistics Cloud in its cubit24 IT platform. The software provides the network partners with even more transparent information about the status of their consignments than before.... mehr
Short line railroad now in service
Charlotte Western Railroad (CER), a subsidiary of Jaguar Transport Holdings, has begun its rail operations. The US short line railroad acquired leasehold rights to approximately 21 km of track owned by the North Carolina department of transportation (NCDOT). It connects with... mehr
Hupac's strategy set till 2026
In Zurich, the group management of the European intermodal player Hupac (f.l.t.r.: Benedetta Masciari, CFO; Hans-Jörg Bertschi, president; Michail Stahlhut, CEO) recently presented its figures for 2021 and gave an outlook on its strategy. 2021 was "a mega year for... mehr
More ambitious targets for alternative fuels
IRU (The International Road Transport Union), ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association), T&E (Transport & Environment) and Hydrogen Europe are concerned that targets set by the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on alternative fuels... mehr
Boost for Western Australia’s railfreight network
Western Australia's key agricultural areas will receive an AUD 200 million (EUR 135 million) funding boost for the first four projects of the agricultural supply chain improvement (ASCI) programme. The improvements will help WA grain growers and other primary producers transport... mehr