Contargo: 15 e-trucks from Volvo 
In a symbolic handover at the transport logistics trade fare in Munich, Germany, Contargo and Rhenus Trucking received a FH Electric truck from Volvo Trucks, representing the 15 vehicles of the same model that have already been delivered. As of now, they will enable Contargo... mehr
Trans Montana locos for Green Cargo
The Romanian manufacturer Softronic Craiova recently delivered four new locomotives of its Trans Montana model to the Swedish carrier Green Cargo, with a further two more units to follow by the end of this year. The locomotives are designed to function in all weather conditions,... mehr
Autonomous truck integrated into daily business 
The Einride autonomous vehicle has begun daily transports finished goods in the USA. The deliveries take place between GE Appliances’ manufacturing facility and warehouse in Selmer, TN, Monday through Thursday, enabling up to seven shuttles a day. The autonomous operation... mehr
More Vectrons for Europe's railways
Beacon Rail has ordered ten Vectron MS multi-system locomotives from Siemens Mobility which are to be deployed along the Rhine-Alpine corridor and between the North Sea ports and the European hinterland. This order will give Beacon Rail an overall portfolio of 170 Vectron... mehr
OSL augments network in Southern Germany
Rottendorf to the east of Würzburg (Germany), one of five VS Logistics hubs in the country, will be working for OSL in future. 55 employees and 40 trucks will be available to manage and transport general cargo from this site. VS Logistics was formed in 2000 through the merger... mehr
Train service to Irkutsk region introduced
Transcontainer and Ruscon are planning to offer regular intermodal transports of oilseeds to Eastern Siberia. Over three months, pilot trains already delivered 448 teu oilseeds to the Irkutsk region. Now, the two Russian companies want to increase the frequency of services to... mehr
JV founded to deploy FCEV
Oilinvest and Quantron will build a hydrogen-based refuelling infrastructure to supply fuel cell electric heavy trucks (FCEV). The two companies have signed a strategic partnership agreement to create a JV. Hemtron will be based in Hamburg, Germany, and will help accelerate the... mehr
Faster ETCS roll-out in Germany
Deutsche Bahn (DB), Stadler and its engineering joint venture Angel Star have prepared locomotives for the European Train Control System (ETCS) for the first time without the involvement of the locomotive manufacturer. Two DB Cargo locomotives are now back on the tracks with... mehr
Asia’s quadrilateral TIR-traffic now operational
Two trucks of the Pakistani transport company NLC left Lahore (Pakistan) and crossed the world’s highest border crossings, Sust (Pakistan) and Khunjerab (China), before delivering goods to Almaty (Kazakhstan) via the China-/Kyrgyzstan-border in Turgat. This is the first TIR... mehr
BNSF goes live with Tideworks’ intermodal system
The US class I railway has introduced Tideworks Technology’s Intermodal Pro terminal operating system (TOS) and traffic control equipment dispatch system at its facility in Memphis, TN. This will give BNSF centralised visibility of its terminal operations to optimise real-time... mehr