Coal shipment volumes surging in Russia 
Russian Railway has reported that the volume of goods moving on its network to seaports in Q1/2019 was 5% higher than in the same period in 2018. The Q1/2019 tonnage exceeded 80.6 million t, due to an 11.7% increase in coal shipments, a 6.5% increase in oil, a 23.1% increase in... mehr
Fewer trains hauling more timber
The Swedish forest company Holmen has taken a new step in its sustainable strategy. Holmen is located in northern Sweden, but much of its industrial production takes place in the south. To ensure supplies of timber, the company has decided to haul its wood on Green Cargo trains... mehr
Door-to-door from Luxembourg to China by train
A new Luxembourg – China intermodal train service has just been launched. The first train has already left the Bettembourg-Dudelange intermodal terminal and is expected to arrive at the Chengdu Qingbaijiang international railway port on 19 April. The train is operated by the... mehr
Railfreight goes from strength to strength in Europe
Traffic performance on Europe’s railfreight network climbed to 469 billion tkm in 2017, and it is expected that the pre-crisis level of 474 billion tkm will be reached over the next two years, as a new study conducted by the consulting company SCI concludes. Combined traffic... mehr
UK haulier boosts bulk commodity chemical business
Suttons Tankers in UK has agreed a deal to acquire DHL Supply Chain’s domestic bulk commodity chemical business. The acquisition covers mainly chemical transports from sites in Billingham, County Durham and Runcorn, Merseyside. DHL’s dedicated services in packed chemicals,... mehr
Blocktrain carries storm-damaged timber over Brenner
The Austrian Rail Cargo group (RCG) is operating a new timber train for the Pfeifer group between Trento (Italy) and Wörgl (Austria). To begin with, the blocktrain will run once a week, but the company plans to extend this service to two weekly round trips before the end of... mehr
Regular China-Europe trucking service launched
Ceva Logistics, which is based in Switzerland, has extended its highway to the west road service between China and Europe following on from its first ever TIR truck to Poland. This week, the company marked a new milestone with its first ever truck from China arriving safely... mehr
Traum Trans-Maghreb? 
Am Anfang stand die Schienengüterverbindung zu den grossen Phosphatminen in Algerien, in die ein chinesisches Konsortium viel Geld investieren will. Ein Hafenprojekt ist ein weiteres Element – und der Traum einer transmaghrebinischen Eisenbahn ersteht neu. mehr
50th anniversary and sights set on 1 million teu
The German company TFG Transfracht shifted a record 950,000 teu in 2018, 6.4% more year-on-year. At the same time, the hinterland transport specialist also succeeded in stepping up its train utilisation rate by, inter alia, more intensive cooperation, reinforcing its hinterland... mehr
LNG trucks for food deliveries around Berlin
The commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania is to deliver 100 liquefied gas-powered trucks to the Danish forwarder KP Logistik. The company will evenly split the Scania R 410 tractor units between its centres in Stavenhagen and Wustermark, near Berlin (both Germany). The... mehr