2,600 wagons to be connected with Nexeed soon 
Lineas is digitalising its wagon fleet with Nexeed tracking and tracing capabilities from Bosch Connected Industry. 1,500 wagons are currently being equipped with gateways; they will be connected to the Nexeed tracking and tracing software by the end of this year.Bosch Connected... mehr
DSV introduces fast China–Europe road freight
There’s no business as usual with Covid-19 around. Passenger flight cancellations are putting pressure on airfreight, causing capacity constraints. DSV’s new intercontinental road bridge between China and Europe offers a reliable alternative. With door-to-door transit times of... mehr
Die Chemie stimmt 
Der Betrieb eines intermodalen Full-Service-Terminals innerhalb des weltweit grössten integrierten Chemiekomplexes ist eine grosse Herausforderung. Um über die geplanten Kapazitätsgrenzen hinaus zu operieren, setzt man in Ludwigshafen auf die Vorteile der Künstlichen Intelligenz. mehr
Train carrying wood fibre from Linz to China
The logistics service provider Cargo-Partner was asked by the international fibre manufacturer Lenzing to organise a blocktrain from Linz (Austria) to Qingdao (China). The transport carrying sustainably-produced wood fibre on the ‘iron Silk Road’ will arrive at its destination... mehr
Five new locomotives for UK rail operator
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has agreed to bring an additional five class 66 locomotives from Germany to the UK, in cooperation with Beacon Rail Leasing. The first two, classified as 29004/29005, have already been delivered to EMD Doncaster, ready for conversion to GBRf’s specification... mehr
China–Georgia blocktrain launched
Maersk’s intercontinental rail product portfolio is further expanding, thanks the recent introduction of a blocktrain connecting China and Georgia – the first such product developed specifically for the needs of imports into Georgia.The train, which focuses on ocean shipping... mehr
DB Schenker subsidiary automating customs processes
SW Zoll Beratung, which is part of the DB Schenker group, implemented an automated customs solution with an integrated accounting system provided by software service provider Dakosy.The major project includes links to the firm SW Zoll, 54 DB Schenker offices and the company EVAG... mehr
Lineas and Tabaknati build new hub
Belgium railfreight operator Lineas and logistics company Tabaknatie will set up collection points for containers outside of Antwerp (Belgium) to spread the number of trucks during the Oosterweel works on the Antwerp ring road. The initiative comes after Lantis and the Port... mehr
CP connected to shipping platform
Canadian Pacific Railways (CP) has joined Trade Lens, a blockchain-based platform that enables the secure and transparent transfer of container-shipping documents. This open-API platform will help CP intermodal shippers create, amend and share documents with other supply... mehr
Logwin takes business with China to the streets
11,000 km through China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland to Germany. The 235 boxes of bicycle parts from a Chinese plant in Dongguan, which Logwin, based in Luxembourg, transported for the first time by truck to Koblenz in Germany instead of by rail or sea freight, were... mehr