Rail collaboration secures supply chain 
Sweden's grocery chain ICA will use the Volvo Group’s freight train to transport goods. Southbound trains operated by the Swedish carrier Green Cargo normally transport Volvo’s freight from Sweden to a factory in Gent (Belgium). For the last six years, the Swedish logistics... more
RCG sets up additional transport services
Austria-based Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been able to significantly ramp up its transport services for salt producer Salinen Austria. Additional rail transport services were arranged in a matter of days and the goods reached their destination in Hungary within a week. RCG... more
Rental fleet to be expanded
The Austrian Schwarzmueller group intends to expand its rental fleet by 15%. The company thus plans to deploy around 1,600 vehicles in Central and Eastern Europe in 2020. The strategy for the rental fleet will be brought closely into line with the company’s management of... more
Toll system with flaws 
At the beginning of March trucks had to start paying tolls on around 3,000 km of the Bulgarian road network. The introduction of the new levy was preceded, however, by long disputes between industry associations and the Bulgarian government. more
Short sea link speeds up rail traffic
While demand for overseas traffic has declined as a consequence of the Covid-19 crisis, there is a growing need for rail transport along the New Silk Road. The Group of European TransEurasia Operators and Forwarders (GETO) and the International Coordinating Council on... more
PSA Mittelmeerzug between Basel and Genoa runs on schedule
At the end of 2018, PSA installed the Mittelmeerzug, the first-ever direct rail connection between Genoa in Italy and Basel in Switzerland. The train reduces the transit time for containers by at least seven days (sailing time required to reach the North-European ports) and... more
France introduces new transport certificate
As part of the implementation of the French prime minister's directive No. 6149/SG on Covid-19 in terms of border controls, the ministry of the interior has drawn up an official declaration to be used for France. This document (international travel certificate) is required... more
Belgian carrier honours Covid-19 heroes
European railfreight operator Lineas revealed the brand new "Heroes" locomotive in its main hub in Antwerp, Belgium. With the special edition locomotive, wrapped in white for the occasion, Lineas wants to honour today's heroes in the battle against the coronavirus: all... more
New rail service between Padua and southern Italy
Mercitalia, part of FS Italiane, has launched a freight transport service in Italy linking Padova Interporto to terminals in Bari and Catania. The first phase throughout the Covid-19 emergency period initially involves transporting mainly essential goods, and then in a second... more
Eurasian rail service simplified
The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA), part of RZD Holding, has launched a regular multimodal container service between Scandinavia and China. The new service uses a unified CIM/SMGS invoice. This single CIM/SMGS transport document... more