Verona – Lübeck nonstop twice a week 
The ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is putting a bi-weekly non-stop connection between Verona (Italy) and Lübeck (Germany) on the rails. The new product now connects Northern Italy with the Hanseatic city and the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe. As the largest German... more
Car manufacturer chooses longest types of trucks
Seat has expanded the number of supply routes for the transport of components in Spain using the two longest types of trucks with the greatest capacity of all vehicles travelling on European roads. The manufacturer currently has two duo trailer routes for the delivery of... more
Premium service for general cargo across Europe
The German Schäflein group is expanding its express deliveries portfolio: With the premium service “Europa Express” the provider now offers groupage freight transport solutions for especially time-critical general cargo consignments to neighbouring countries in Europe. For... more
Estonian carrier continues upgrade
The Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO will supply the Estonian freight carrier Operail with six more packets for the complex modernisation of American C30 locomotives to Class C30-M. It is the second contract within less than a year. Complete modernisation packets, i.e. all... more
New barge crane for Linz port
Linz Service intends to reconstruct its terminal in Linz, in the east of Austria, and has mandated Kuenz to supply a new gantry crane. The 120,000 sqm area of Hafen Linz is an important gateway for international freight traffic. The terminal will be modernised to maintain... more
State-of-the art equipment for UP-served rail facility
Silica producer Sands has started a reconstruction project to optimise and consolidate processing assets. The company has also completed the purchase of its Diaz rail loading facility in Arkansas, USA. The plant is served by US class I railroad UP. The reconfiguration... more
UK forwarder takes delivery of 21 new-generation Actros
The growing partnership with Mercedes-Benz Trucks ‘came of age’ recently when Fowler Welch in UK took delivery of 21 tractor units from the award-winning Actros range. The latest Mercedes-Benz tractors operate from Fowler Welch’s chilled facility in Teynham, Kent (UK).... more
Calls for a corridor through France 
Swiss railway operators will continue to require subsidies for combined trans-Alpine transport operations, even after the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA) has been completed. However, in order to improve the situation of the railways on the European north–south axis in the... more
A new way to operate an intermodal yard
Gaining a foothold in the US market is not always the easiest of things. The Austrian company Kuenz has successfully entered the US RTG market, since Norfolk Southern Railway has ordered six Kuenz Freeriders - 11 wide and 1 over 4. The cranes will be located at the Austell,... more
New intermodal links for European network
The Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched two new rail connections: two times a week, a service between Verona (Italy) and Lübeck (Germany) offers a direct, non-stop intermodal connection between Northern Italy and the North German Hanseatic city to provide optimal logistics... more