Moving closer to 80 intermodal services per day 
The UK-based carrier GB Railfreight (GBRF) has opened a new maintenance hub located alongside the East Coast Mainline in Peterborough. The GBP 5.75 million (EUR 6.6 million) facility is larger than six-Olympic swimming pools. It was completed in just ten months and will be key... mehr
1,000 km with just one LH2-fill
Daimler Truck has reached another milestone with its hydrogen and battery-powered vehicles. A public road approved prototype Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck covered a distance of 1,047 km across Germany with one fill of liquid hydrogen (LH2). Powered by a cell-centric fuel-cell... mehr
China’s largest container now in rail service
China Railways will use the new 50 ft containers for domestic intermodal services. The first train carrying 46 of these boxes recently departed from Guangzhou International Port Station. Services from Shanghai Minhang Station, Changsha North Station, and Kunming Wangjiaying West... mehr
Alstom: maintenance work in Poland
Polish infrastructure manager PKP has signed a contract with Alstom for the service and maintenance of rail traffic control systems delivered by the manufacturer. The contract will be implemented by 2027. Alstom will supply spare parts for railway traffic control devices,... mehr
Heavier locos for Swiss railfreight operator
BLS Cargo is procuring ten new multi-system freight locomotives from Siemens Mobility to be used on the North-South corridor from Belgium/Netherlands to Italy. The locomotives are furnished with the newly developed XLoad equipment package, a combination of features that... mehr
Natural gas from waste for trucks
Rolande has opened an LNG filling station in Ziesar near Berlin (Germany). It has two LNG fuel pumps and is located on a strategically important transport corridor for East-West and North-South goods traffic, including routes to the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions. The... mehr
[Translate to Deutsch:] Irish haulier grows – and augments...
[Translate to Deutsch:] South Coast Logistics has taken delivery of five new Volvo FM 460 6x2 tractor units. They join an 85 strong commercial vehicle fleet and will operate primarily in the south of Ireland, typically in the province of Munster, working on bulk ADR assignments.... mehr
Record funding for rail projects
The USA has invested a record amount of USD 1.4 billion into 70 rail improvement projects of which USD 720 million will support 47 short line railroad projects in 36 states. One of the grants concerns the Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad in Washington state to... mehr
Another connection for Albatros Express
Transfracht is expanding its Albatros Express offering. From October 2023, the Albatros Express will run directly between the Austrian terminals of Enns, Vienna, Graz and the German North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven. The train will run every Monday for imports, every Friday for... mehr
Joining forces for more green trucks
In Germany, the energy transport company Hoyer is taking a 25.1% stake in the business of Paul Nutzfahrzeuge. The companies believe that this participation creates a win-win situation for vehicle production, energy partnerships, logistics and transport. The capital increase... mehr