Heavy haul locomotives ordered for Brazil 
The Brazilian logistics company VLI has ordered nine Wabtec Evolution Series locomotives for about BRL 200 million (EUR 36.22 million). The ES43BBI model is a 4,500 hp heavy-haul locomotive specifically designed for 1,000 mm gauge railways in Brazil. The first units are expected... more
Special design for fast handling
Quantron has handed over an innovative e-transporter with a lifting superstructure to last-mile specialist Rhenus Home Delivery. The QLI BEV 7.2 t vehicle was specially developed for uncomplicated and emission-free deliveries from micro-depots directly to the end customer. It... more
Kazakhstan to electrify its rolling stock
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) receives a loan from the French bank Société Générale and Natixis to purchase 105 freight and passenger electric locomotives from manufacturer Electrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty (EKZ) in Astana, Kazakhstan. The relevant credit agreement was recently signed in... more
Gas station network growing in Europe
On Turtle runs a network of more than 1,700 service stations in Europe, 150 of which offer natural gas refuelling. In total, the gas network has grown by 40% in one year and now serves ten European countries - Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria,... more
French shipping company launches train service
Contecon Manzanillo operates the Mexican Port of Manzanillo. It has now joined forces with its parent company International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), CMA CGM and Grupo da Mexico, a mining, transport and infrastructure company, to offer a new train service option in... more
Short rail line in Florida changes hands
Railfreight company Rail USA has acquired the 690 km Florida Panhandle Rail Line from US class I railway CSX. The line is now named Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FG&A) and operates from Baldwin, FL, (near Jacksonville) to Pensacola, FL, passing through Tallahassee,... more
Twelve times more car transports in four years
The Craiss Group is expanding its cooperation with a German car manufacturer. The Stuttgart-based company has once again contracted the provider to carry out just-in-time round trips between its Eastern European suppliers and its German production facilities. Within four... more
Fiege to deploy its first e-trucks
Fiege is planning to put the first four leased battery-powered vehicles into operation for its healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods segments at four of its locations in Germany. The vehicles will help the forwarder move one crucial step closer to its declared goal of... more
Palletised freight now shipped by rail overnight
XPO in UK has initiated another first with its three-month trial of an innovative multimodal solution. The company will migrate volumes destined for Scotland from its shared user pallet network to a new multimodal solution using overnight rail service for the linehaul portion.... more
Turkey: TIR speeds up aid delivery
Pakistani operator National Logistics Cell (NLC) has delivered essential relief items to people impacted by the devastating earthquake in Turkey. A caravan of 21 trucks operated by NLC, a TIR carrier in Pakistan, transported humanitarian aid – including tents, blankets, and... more