Hybrid locos for English Channel 
Socofer is supplying Eurotunnel with 19 hybrid locomotives that will be used to pull maintenance wagons on the rail tracks between UK and France under the English Channel. The locomotives are equipped with the INT-53 battery pack supplied by Leclanché, a Swiss manufacturer of... more
Switzerland: additional funds for car transport
In Switzerland, the Federal Council has decided to increase its financial support for car loading facilities by a further CHF 40 million in addition to the CHF 60 million already allocated in 2018. It is also proposing to the Swiss parliament to slightly modify the financing... more
G&W to further enhance its fleet
The USA-based transport company Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has ordered 69 certified pre-owned locomotives from Wabtec for six of its short lines. The purchase consists of 35 Dash 9 and 34 Dash 8 locomotives. Wabtec will start to despatch these locomotives immediately... more
Electric HGV can carry 74 t
More and more hauliers are investing in electric trucks – including logistics providers in the heavy haulage segment. This is also the case for the Swedish company Mattson Akeri in Gothenburg, which has purchased three electric heavy-duty trucks from Volvo Trucks. The model... more
Flo Group banks on Akanea software
The FLO Group is an association of French companies specialising in road haulage. Supported by partners, the transport network offers its members a range of business solutions to boost the companies’ performance and ensure sustainability. Through the cooperation with French... more
Third Euro Dual to upgrade fleet
Following a recently signed agreement, the Swiss leasing company European Loc Pool (ELP) will deliver the third Euro Dual locomotive to the transport company Belog to further modernise its fleet. The locomotive, made by Stadler Rail, will be delivered by the end of 2023, and... more
Waberer's lowers average truck age
The group has replaced a significant proportion of its trucks in recent years. In 2020, it set itself a target to upgrade its fleet, reduce the average age of the trucks to 2 – 2.5 years, and make its transport services more efficient and more eco-friendly. Waberer’s has now... more
E-mixer delivers green concrete in London
Aggregate Industries in UK has launched London’s very first electric-powered concrete mixer. The 26 t electric vehicle from Renault Trucks will serve the business’ busy London concrete arm, supplying essential ready-mix concrete materials in the capital. Ideally placed to... more
UP to serve new industrial park
The US class railway will be the exclusive rail service provider of the new Rail Park in Buckeye, Arizona (USA). The park’s first tenant, Rehrig Pacific Company, recently broke ground on its 24,155 sqm injection moulding plastics manufacturing plant. In spring 2024, Rehrig... more
A new train service from South East Europe
Shippers now have another option to bridge the distance between Asia and Europe: the Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a new regular cargo train linking the Croatian port of Rijeka, via the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), to Budapest in Hungary. It will run... more