Frikus: only biofuel from now on 
The Styrian transport and logistics company is now refuelling its vehicles in Austria exclusively with HVO100 diesel. The introduction of biodiesel in the Frikus Liquids fleet is a further step for it to minimise its ecological footprint, the freight forwarder said. The... more
Some relief on north-south axis
Following the derailment of a goods train a year ago, the Swiss Gotthard Tunnel has been fully operational for rail traffic since yesterday, Monday, 2 September. The Rhine Valley railway in Germany has now also been reopened after three weeks of construction work. On the... more
Extended loop allows two-way railfreight traffic
Railfreight capacity on the Yelta Line has received a boost with the extension of the loop at Emu along the Yelta Line in Victoria, Australia. The extra 500 m of track make the loop located between Dunolly and St Arnaud long enough to allow two opposing 1,200 m freight... more
Event transporter saves costs and carbon
Event Ground Support (EGS) typically delivers technical equipment to concerts, festivals and other entertainment locations. The UK-based event transport specialist in UK operates a mixed fleet of vehicles from small vans to 15 m trailers. It has now added a mega city dry... more
Hupac extends shuttle services
From 16 September 2024, the Swiss intermodal transport operator will launch an increased intermodal offer between Belgium and Spain: Hupac’s shuttle will connect Antwerp and Perpignan (France)/Barcelona (Spain) with ten roundtrips per week, twice as many as before. The... more
Greek cities invest in green waste management
Athens and Thessaloniki have ordered 89 Fuso eCanters with truck bodies from the Greek manufacturer Kaoussis primarily to collect organic waste in metropolitan areas. 40 of the 8.55 t vehicles are expected to be deployed from November this year. The entire delivery is expected... more
Heavy-haul locomotives are back in South Africa
After having hauled over 18 million t of iron ore in Sierra Leone over the last three years, thirteen locomotives of the private heavy haul rail operator Grindrod have now returned to South Africa. They were shipped from Sierra Leone and arrived in the port of Durban (South... more
Checking freight wagons as they roll past
An AI technology extract the status and, more recently, other important operating data as the train rolls past marshalling yards. DB Cargo is already using the thirteen existing camera bridges installed at Germany’s eight largest freight yards for this purpose. The cameras... more
Building an air-rail-road hub in Liège
In Belgium, Liege airport and Liège Logistics Intermodal (LLI) are joining forces to develop a new air-rail-road hub. In a first phase, the two partners will modernise and extend the existing road-rail platform for EUR 22 million up to 2030. Gantry cranes will be installed, and... more
Switzerland: increasing road safety
Switzerland will introduce new working and rest time regulations (ARV) from 1 July 2026. They will apply to full-time drivers of delivery vans in cross-border commercial freight traffic. The amendments are in line with the relevant EU regulations and are intended to increase... more