Joint effort to hydrogenise railfreight in Europe 
Alstom and Engie have signed a partnership agreement to offer the railfreight sector a way to decarbonise mainline operations by replacing diesel-powered locomotives with hydrogen versions. Alstom is designing a hydrogen solution based on a high-power fuel cell system that... more
Germany gets centre for self-driving trucks
Torc Robotics, a specialist for SAE level 4 self-driving vehicle software for heavy-duty vehicles and a subsidiary of Daimler Truck in North America, is opening a technology and software development centre in Stuttgart. Here, the company will support the ongoing development of... more
Hupac steps up its Barcelona services
Intermodal solutions for the Spanish market: The Swiss Intermodal operator Hupac is augmenting its offering on its Spanish network with more departures from and to Barcelona. As of 25 April 2022, Hupac will be offering five roundtrips per week between Barcelona El Morrot and... more
Programme for greener transports launched
In North America, JB Hunt has launched a new programme for more sustainability. Called Clean Transport, the programme will help customers offset carbon emissions based on lane-specific activity each quarter. Working with credible third-party organisations, JB Hunt will... more
Austrian rail carrier wins sustainability award
Over the last year, RCG has been in close dialogue with its key client OMV in order to advance common goals for sustainability and climate protection. In practical terms, RCG supported OMV with reports on all its climate and energy figures for its CDP score, in which RCG... more
Year of records
Indian Railways breached the 1,400 t freight loading mark for the first time ever in FY 2021-22. The originating freight loading of Indian Railways stood at 1,418.1 t, which is 15% more than the previous best set in FY 2020-21 at 1,233.2 t. The incremental loading of 185... more
Leipzig and Verona now linked by eight trains
TX Logistik has further expanded its intermodal connection between Leipzig and Verona in order to meet increased market demand for rail transport capacity on this link, the rail logistics company said. TXL, which is part of the Mercitalia Group, is now operating eight... more
More than 150 tank containers added to fleet
Dutch haulier Den Hartogh has strengthened its footprint in the Nordics with the acquisition of Hedenskogs Akeri and Hedenskogs Tankeri in Gothenburg, Sweden. With this takeover the Den Hartogh Group is adding a modern facility for tank container cleaning and storage, and a... more
Quieter and cleaner pharma deliveries
Germany-based logistics service provider trans-o-flex Thermo Med, which specialises in the nationwide distribution of pharmaceutical products with active temperature control at 2° to 8° Celsius, has ordered 174 delivery vehicles with a new type of electric cooling system. 74... more
Finland plans to extend domestic timber transport
Russia's attack on Ukraine and the consequent subsequent sanctions have put an end to imports of raw timber from Russia to Finland. Now, Finland’s ministry of transport and communications in Finland proposes that section 80 of the rail transport act be amended so that the... more