Trialling new hydrogen fuel cell truck 
Ceva Logistics is preparing to test one of the first heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) trucks on the market in partnership with Toyota Motor Europe (TME). The prototype truck will operate under a five-year contract, decarbonising TME’s supply chain while also providing... more
Up to 30,000 t of fruit by train to China
China-Laos Railway transported a total of 23,000 t of imported fruit, worth about CNY 560 million (USD 800,000) from December 2022 until June 2023. On the morning of 1 June 2023, a special train for cold-chain fruit loaded with 740 t of Thai durian and mangosteen arrived at... more
Switzerland: clever strategy for fleet conversion
SBB Cargo is planning to have a standardized locomotive portfolio in future, consisting of modern hybrid locomotives with pantograph and battery. The conversion from diesel to hybrid traction units is to take place over the next ten years. The basis for the fleet conversion has... more
First four unmanned trucks to run in Russia
As part of a road train with a semi-trailer, the self-driving trucks will run hub-to-hub between Moscow and St. Peterburg without stops in other cities. The length of the route will be 650 km. The trucks will operate 24/7 stopping only for loading and unloading, refuelling and... more
Intermodal service launched between Gansu and Kunsan
The new service connects the northwest China’s Ganzu Province with South Korea via rail and sea. The first freight train left Wuwei (Gansu Province) on Thursday, 15. June 2023, carrying 15 40-foot containers loaded with 300 t of magnesium chloride. The train is now on route... more
More logistic solutions for wood transports
Timber holding Segezha Group has signed an agreement with the Fesco transport group on the joint development of logistics services for both the domestic market and exports. The agreement covers transportation from Russia’s Northwest, Central, Volga and Siberian regions to... more
Ambrogio opens seventh intermodal terminal
The new EUR 12 million terminal is located in Domegliara near Verona in Italy in a strategic position on the Brenner route. Currently, the terminal offers an intermodal connection with Neuss, Germany, with three departures per week in each direction. This link makes it... more
Fast-tracking to decarbonisation
Rhenus is receiving twelve hybrid trucks that can run on B100 biodiesel. These new units will bring the logistics provider one step closer to fully decarbonising its road fleet in France by 2030. The use of B100 biodiesel, which is made from rapeseed oil and completely... more
RCG secures 19 million t logistics package
The Austrian carrier has signed a logistics agreement with Voestalpine and Logserv for the inbound transport of raw materials and the outbound transport of finished goods. The agreement, valid until 2025, includes the transport order for around EUR 9.5 million t of freight... more
Fedex operates its first EVs in South Africa
The ten newly launched electric vehicles (EV) will support the express deliveries provider to achieve its goal to transform its entire global pickup and delivery fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles by 2040. Fedex Express plans to purchase 50% of its new vehicles as electric... more