Chinese tea to Africa by rail and sea 
The first train loaded with 56,000 kgs of selenium-rich tea leaves from Chinese Hubei Province left Yichang on 12 September and arrived in Ningbo Port just two days later, China Railways reported. At Ningo Beilun Port in Zhejiang, the goods were transferred to a sea vessel for... more
TX Logistik to handle 850 waste trains annually
Demand for international waste transports by rail has risen significantly this year. By the end 2023, TX Logistik (TXL), an affiliate of Mercitalia Logistics, expects transports to triple to up to 850 trains per year. Among other things, TXL delivers urban waste across borders... more
Retrofitted H2 loco to be trialled in 2024/25
Irish Rail Iarnrod Eireann (IE) and Digas have signed a contract to retrofit a freight diesel locomotive from diesel fuel to hydrogen (H2). The EUR 1.5 million project will help decarbonise the operations of IE diesel locomotives. Under the agreement, IE will provide the 071... more
Shaking up the US transport sector
J.B. Hunt Transport has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the brokerage operations of BNSF Logistics in the USA. The affiliate of BNSF Railway Company provides third-party logistics (3PL) services for full truckload, flatbed, temp-controlled, drayage,... more
Orders for around 6,000 e-trucks so far
Volvo trucks are now built in four factories – three in Europe and one in the USA. The manufacturer recently kicked off the serial production of heavy battery electric trucks in its factory in Ghent (Belgium). Three different electric models will be built here – the Volvo FH,... more
Green light for the Gotthard Tunnel
Closed for five days, the Gotthard road tunnel in Switzerland reopened on Friday evening, 15 September 2023. Stress redistributions in the mountain had led to a shift or crack in the intermediate ceiling near the north portal, so that concrete parts fell onto the carriageway and... more
Daily freight trains to Apapa port terminal
The rail corridor between Lagos and Ibad in Nigeria has extended its standard gauge rail line from one to three. It is directly connected with the APM Terminal at Apapa port, which is the only container terminal in Nigeria with on-site rail connectivity. The hub offers a... more
Yamato invests in 900 all-electric Fuso trucks
Daimler Truck’s subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso Bus and Truck (MFTBC) has handed the first next generation of the Fuso eCanter over to Yamoto Transport in Japan. It is the first of around 900 units commissioned - the largest single order for this light-duty electric truck model.... more
Higher tolls to increase costs by 12%
The European Freight Association of International Road Hauliers (Elvis) believes that the economic problems of Germany’s transport industry will worsen in the coming months – even if business begins to pick up in the autumn as it usually does. As one of the main causes for... more
Two North American rail carriers join forces
Canadian National Railway (CN) and Norfolk Southern (NS) are launching a new domestic intermodal service, beginning on 2 October 2023. The service will link CN-served Canadian markets with Norfolk Southern-served Kansas City and Atlanta in the American Southeast. The... more