Boosting digitalisation with own IT firm 
Russian FTL-trucking company Globaltruck has created an IT company within the group. “Global Truck Information Technology” is designed to enhance the digitalisation of business processes and accelerate the implementation of the group’s plans to develop new services and build... more
E-truck reduces CO2 emissions
Infineon Technologies is taking a further step towards CO2 neutrality by focusing on electric mobility for logistics solutions. Just in time for the international day of the environment (05.06.), an electric truck will enter regular service at the company's branch in Regensburg... more
VTG acquires majority stake in Slovakian carrier
Under an agreement signed in February 2020 and with the approval now received from the relevant antitrust authorities, VTG Rail Logistics has taken over the majority stake of the Slovakian railway company Carbo Rail. With immediate effect, Hamburg (Germany)-based VTG takes... more
Truck parking spaces on German-Danish border
Bosch Secure Truck Parking has added another location to its network. Effective immediately, freight forwarders can reserve parking spaces near Flensburg in Germany – 5 km from the Danish border. The digital booking platform for truck parking spaces Bosch Secure Truck... more
Trial: shipping iron-ore in open-top container
Transcontainer's branch at Zabaikalskaya railway and the Russian and the Chinese railways are working on a scheme for iron-ore concentrate delivery in open-top containers to consignees in China. A pilot dispatch of four containers loaded with iron-ore concentrate was organised... more
New Zealand’s Northland rail closed for upgrade
Construction work for the modernisation of New Zealand’s Northland rail work has started. Between Swanson and Wahangarei, no more train services will run for a longer period during the construction work, said Kiwi Rail. In the first phase, the upgrade project includes... more
New train connects Vienna and Poland
Hupac has enhanced its network with Eastern Europe and beyond by establishing a new service between Vienna in Austria and Warsaw in Poland with seamless connections to Russia and further. With this new link, the Swiss intermodal operator now offers shipments along the route... more
First nine Mason mega rail tracks opened
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the USA has put into operation the first nine of 18 new working tracks in the framework of is the Mason mega rail project. More than 2.2 million staff hours have already gone into the planning and construction of the port of Savannah’s Mason... more
Fully automated shunting locomotive under trial
A fully automated shunting locomotive is currently being tested in the deep-water container port Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven in Germany. The German federal ministry for transport and digital infrastructure has provided a EUR 2.35 million subsidy for the shunting terminal 4.0... more
Fleet expanded – despite Corona crisis
Belgian construction waste recycling specialists Containers Maes recently received eight new Scania vehicles, bringing its Scania fleet to a total of 38 trucks. Containers Maes’ fleet is highly diverse and includes G-, R- and S-cabs, 13- and 16-litre engines with 4x2, 4x4 and... more