Mining transport contract extended 
Mining company Lynas Rare Earths has signed a new five-year transport and logistics services contract through to 2026 with Aurizon. Australia’s largest railfreight company has been providing transport services to Lynas since 2015, moving rare earth concentrate from Mount... more
Tool helps reduce CO2 footprint of truck fleets
In Switzerland, the navigation software company Here is taking over a tool from retailer Migros and making the application available worldwide. The software tool "M Opex Tower" can be used to calculate the CO2 emissions of trucks with different drive systems for any... more
Back on track 
A degree of governmental forbearance was followed first by subsidies and now by something of a market dynamic. Norway’s freight railway company is running full wagons again and the modernisation of lines and terminals is in full swing in the country. more
Partnership for intermodal services in USA
Transport company Schneider has chosen Union Pacific Railroad (UP) as its the primary intermodal rail transports provider in the western United States, effective January 2023. The partnership creates a seamless service including the critical “first and last miles” of the supply... more
Network expands membership
24plus Systemverkehre has added two new German system partners to its European network. Freight forwarders Spedition Fecht and Maier Spedition joined on 1 January 2022. With this move, 24plus’ new members hope to further expand their general cargo business. Spedition Fecht... more
Freight train of the future gathers pace
A train with innovative digital automatic couplers (DAC) has started off on a trial run across Europe. The test will take several months. DAC technology allows to couple freight cars automatically - without manual work. Wagon brakes are also connected automatically, and the... more
Solar cells to power fleet
The German transport company Duvenbeck is going to test the novel solar cell sets developed by the Scandinavian manufacturer Green Energy. The fleet-wide installation of the solar cells will be preceded by a trial phase with extensive data evaluation. The trucking company... more
Three roundtrips to link Paris region and Novara
Expanding its European network, Geodis has launched a road-rail solution linking the Paris region with northern Italy. The new service offers an alternative to road transport between Noisy-le-Sec in France to Novara in Italy. On a booked path, Geodis operates three rotations... more
Elephant locomotives en route to West Africa
Sinara’s affiliate STM Trading House has begun the delivery of six 882 kW TGM8A Elephant diesel locomotives to Compagnie des Bauxites de Kindia (CBK) in Guinea, a West African plant of the Russian aluminium company Rusal. The first batch consists of three locomotives, of which... more
GB Railfreight tests Penmaenmawr line
Hanson’s Penmaenmawr railhead in north Wales has reopened after a decade. The UK supplier of heavy building materials has invested approximately GBP 300,000 (EUR 359,811) to repair, renew and refurbish the facility. This includes upgrades to the railhead conveyor which was last... more