Partnerships strengthen single-wagon transport 
More and more railfreight operators are joining the network Zukunft Einzelwagenverkehr, with the aim to promote single-wagon transport in Germany. Since it was founded in May this year, 29 companies have joined the alliance and are already handling their first joint... more
Train takes 24 days from Hebei to Paris
With its European partner Forwardis, which is part of French SNCF Group, Russian provider Trans Container has arranged the first dispatch of a train from China to France via Svisloch – Siemianowka crossing at the Belarus – Poland border. Fifty containers loaded with consumer... more
e-truck becomes green city shuttle
Flooring company Bona has just taken delivery of Germany’s first Scania battery-electric truck. Bona will use the truck as a city shuttle, making multiple trips per day to transport finished products from its production plant in the south of the city to its distribution centre... more
More craneable trailers, less CO2 emissions 
More than 450,000 loads shifted from the roads to the intermodal network in 2021. more
Block train links Lübeck with Milan
The Port of Lübeck is seeing an increase in cargo volumes transported by rail. LHG subsidiary European Cargo Logistics (ECL) in Germany is also contributing to this growth. The freight forwarder that focuses on intermodal transport has introduced another Italian service to the... more
Rolling highway hits record
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) had transported almost 158,000 trucks by rail on the rolling highway (rola) by the end of October 2021, already cracking the figures of the last two years. In 2019, around 151,000 trucks were transported on all rola connections, compared to around... more
Car maker introduces e-trucks
Skoda is trialling two electric trucks in Mlada Boleslav, Czechia. The vehicles produced by German truck manufacturer Framo are being used to transport goods within the plant, and more e-trucks are in the pipeline. Equipped with standard semitrailers, they will have replaced... more
New waybill requirements for Mexico
The Mexican tax authority (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) has mandated waybill requirements, referred to as Carta Porte, for all traffic destined to, shipped from, or travelling within Mexico and applicable for all loaded, revenue empty and dangerous/hazardous residue... more
Strasbourg's ports to ramp up intermodal offer
The ports of Strasbourg are increasingly focusing on eco-friendly intermodal transport. The plan is to expand the rail infrastructure and create incentives to encourage more transport operators to switch from road to rail. The present study project, which was recently... more
Big investment in all-electric urban trucks
DB Schenker has placed an pre-order for nearly 1,500 full-electric Volta Zero vehicles. It is the most significant order for large zero-emission trucks in Europe to date, the logistics company said. DB Schenker plans to use the first prototype of Volta Zero Trucks in real... more