Rail service for France, Germany and Benelux 
Europorte is expanding its network. Getlink’s railfreight subsidiary has launched a new rail service between France, Germany, and Benelux. Flex Express is a high-frequency rail shuttle that connects the main industrial and petrochemical areas in these three countries,... more
Iran corridor opens for Russia - Saudi rail transit
Russia is seeking to develop the 7,200 km long international north–south transport corridor (INSTC) connecting countries like India, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan via railways and sea. Now, the first rail cargo has set off from Russia to Saudi Arabia via Iran, as the Iran chamber of... more
DSV trials all-electric Volta Zero in the UK
The test vehicle is a 16 t all-electric medium-duty Volta Zero truck. It will operate last-mile groupage deliveries in London and the Southeast. With a battery capacity of 150-225 kWh, the Volta Zero has a real-world pure electric range of 150 – 200 km on a single charge.... more
Smart locking system for greater security
Parked or unaccompanied trailers currently have no effective physical protection of their own against theft and mix-ups. This is where the new smart locking system Smart Lock developed by Mansio and PEM Motion comes in. Smart Look system is intended to prevent unintentional or... more
STG expands intermodal service in Canada
STG is including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Moncton, and Halifax in its Canadian network. The additions will complement its current Canadian services in the Toronto and Montreal markets. STG Logistics, based in Illinois, USA, will use its fleet of 15,000 GPS... more
E-truck passes acid test in extreme heat
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has completed a five-week trial of the battery-electric eActros 600 for long-distance haulage in Andalusia at high temperatures of up to 44° Celsius. Testing ranged from the performance of the electric powertrain and battery thermal management to... more
More coal transports in Kazakhstan
Between January and July 2023, the Kazakhstan railway KTZ transported 145.9 million t of cargo by rail. 40% of the total volume or more than 60 million t were coal, from which 41.7 million t were delivered within the country and 18.3 million t of solid fuel were exported.... more
Vehicles to carry food and refrigerated goods
Swiss haulier Anton Häfliger has invested in eight new Renault Trucks tractor units - two T Sleeper 460s, two T-High 480s and four T-High 480 Turbo compounds. With these additions, the company’s fleet now contains 70 vehicles, 35 of which are Renault trucks. The new trucks... more
Ukraine and Moldova to ease transit traffic
The two countries have ratified an agreement that will enable transit transports on the Etulia (Moldova) - Reni (Ukraine) - Giurgiulesti (Moldova) route without a three-day stopover in Reni. This will speed up and expand railfreight traffic between Ukraine and Moldova and... more
Kazakhstan and Tajikistan plan railfreight hub
Kedentransservice, a subsidiary of the Kazakh railway KTZ, has dispatched a first train from Kostanay, Kazakhstan, with agricultural products from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan. The train is delivering more than 3,000 t of flour and oilseeds and 2,000 t of consumer goods. Freight... more