Upgrade for 77 Traxx locomotives 

Luxembourg-headquartered Alpha Trains has contracted Alstom/Bombardier Transportation to refurbish 77 Traxx locomotives. The locomotives will be upgraded to ETCS Baseline (BL) 3 Release 2, of which 55 are Bombardier Traxx 186 engines licenced to operate in Germany, Austria,... mehr
Zero-emission deliveries in Norway 

DB Schenker has already achieved zero-emission deliveries for Norway’s capital Oslo, where 100 % of the local delivery vehicles have been changed from diesel to electric drive. Now it’s time take the next step in the country: DB Schenker has invested in a new electric... mehr
New wagon type rolls into service 

VTG Rail UK reached a milestone as GB Railfreight (GBRF) took delivery of its first Ecofret2 triple-wagon sets. The first operational triple-container flat wagon sets will be used to support the operator's growing demand for intermodal services. Following successful... mehr
Haulier trials electric refrigerated trailer 

Gist has started to test the UK’s first fully autonomous, all-electric engineless refrigerated trailer system, the Vector eCool, which was developed by Carrier Transicold and Gray & Adams. The 13.6 m electric trailer is being used for store deliveries of fresh and chilled... mehr
13,3% Rückgang 

Der Wert der auf dem Landweg zwischen den USA und ihren beiden Nachbarländern ausgetauschten Waren beträgt nur noch etwas mehr als 1 Bio. USD. Von dem Rückgang sind sämtliche vom Transportstatistikamt BTS erfassten Verkehrsträger betroffen. mehr
60% of fleet to be electrified by 2030 

DHL Express has purchased the first 100 units of Fiat's new E-Ducato. These large vans are 100% electric, and, with a range of more than 200 km, they are very well suited for last mile logistics. DHL Express plans to have more than 14,000 electric vans in operation in Europe... mehr
30,700 trucks shift to rail 

Steel producer SSAB and Swedish state-owned railway Green Cargo are extending their partnership which comprises shipments of some 700,000 t of finished goods each year. Under the three-year contract, Green Cargo will transport steel coil and cut lengths of sheet steel from... mehr
Business expansion in Kyrgyzstan 

Russian railcar manufacturer UWC has opened a service centre in Kyrgyzstan as part of its warranty and post-warranty maintenance programme for new generation freight cars. The state-owned national company Kyrgyz Temir Jolu, Kyrgyz Railway, will carry out current uncoupling... mehr
Improving global road safety 

Menzies Distribution Group in UK has become the latest supporter to sign up as a corporate member of Transaid, the international development organisation committed to improving global road safety standards. The company has pledged its support for an initial three-year... mehr
Oxygen train helps combat Covid-19 

Indian Railway is running “Oxygen Express” trains to support the fight against Covid-19. Oxygen Expresses with Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) tankers have already arrived at Nashik & at Lucknow for the states of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, respectively. A few containers were... mehr