Eco-friendly solution within network 
Tropos Motors Europe has joined the German Logistics Association "Bundesvereinigung Logistik" (BVL). The subsidiary of the Mosolf Group provides an eco-friendly solution for city logistics, delivery services and factory traffic with electric compact utility vehicles.... more
An open marketplace for intermodal transport
Modility, a digital booking and brokerage portal for combined transport, has started operations. Thus combined transport operators can now market their capacities on the platform and forwarders can find and book them easily.The portal is the result of cooperation between several... more
100 trains between Doncaster and Whitemoor
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has been working on a project to renew the signalling system and overhead line equipment in the King’s Cross area, followed by major work to install a simplified track design at London King’s Cross railway station.This work is part of Network Rail’s east... more
Russian rail operator modernising fleet
Russia’s United Wagon Company (UWC) has delivered a new batch of 40 ft timber flat cars to rail operator Arkhbum, a subsidiary of the Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill.The units are equipped with 25 t axle-load bogies, feature a high load capacity of 74 t and a body volume that... more
Fuel-efficient trucks for the UK
The English forwarder Boughey Distribution has signed a five-year deal for the supply of Volvo’s new generation FH model, which will be in production from April. The contract, worth around GBP 11 million (EUR 12.8 million), covers 127 vehicles over two years, with the first 25... more
More rail links to south-east Europe
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has launched a new shuttle train linking RTC Geleen in the Netherlands with Wels CT and WienCont in Austria to meet increasing demand for intermodal connections from/to south-east Europe. Initially, the train will run in two roundtrips per... more
Canada: expanding LTL segment
Mullen Group, one of Canada's largest logistics providers, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Mississauga based APPS Transport Group. The agreement envisages standard due diligence and the execution of a purchase and sale agreement, both of which have been initiated.... more
UK forwarder brings back FCL option
UK forwarder Davies Turner will reduce the rates for its Express China railfreight service by mid-March. The train is the only direct weekly fixed-day intermodal service between China and UK. Following the launch of new rail services in China, Davies Turner is also recommencing... more
Driver shortage most acute in Eurasia
Despite reduced demand due to COVID-19, there is still an alarming shortage of drivers, according to IRU’s latest report. Surveying 800 road transport companies from over 20 countries, the International Road Union found that driver shortage was most acute in Eurasia, where 20%... more
Hungarian haulier secures its future
Waberer’s International has a new shareholder. The Budapest-based forwarder has completed a long-term financing agreement with the Trevelin Holding, a real estate company that belongs to the Hungarian-American Indotek Group.The agreement, announced in November 2020, sees... more