Breakdown assistance: service centre to be opened in Bosnia 
ADAC truckservice is reorganising the handling of its breakdown services. In the future, the reception of incoming calls for assistance and the responsibility for providing breakdown services will be run by two different units. Strategically important business functions will be... more
Global Train Services to support small US railroads
The American short line and regional railroad association (ASLRRA) has hired Global Train Services (GTS) as its newest preferred provider. GTS will provide both positive train control (PTC) implementation and support services and grant writing services at a discounted rate to... more
282,000 orders in first year of operation
In Canada, Porsche Cars has selected DB Schenker to operate its new parts distribution centre in Mississauga, Ontario. For the next three years, the global logistics provider will work with the manufacturer to run a streamlined logistics process. The culmination of two years... more
Street Scooter to be deployed for deliveries in Munich
Amazon has ordered 40 Street Scooter work box electric vans to be deployed at its distribution centre in Munich Daglfing. Complementing the vehicle order, Street Scooter has also installed 60 charging stations at the Amazon site. Amazon is committed to achieving the Paris... more
Ukrzaliznytsia to invest in 40 new locomotives
Ukrainia plans to modernise its locomotive fleet. Ukraine’s ministry for infrastructure, the Ukrainian Railways Ukrzaliznytsia and the company Wabtec (GE Transportation) recently signed a MoU for the delivery of 40 new General Electric TE33AC locomotives in 2020 and the... more
Cargo-Partner uses HHLA’s CO2-neutral transport solution
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Metrans are increasing their efforts to make the entire group climate neutral by 2040. HHLA and Metrans have developed HHLA Pure, a product that can ensure climate neutral transport chains from the port into the European hinterland,... more
Trucks on electric highway
Spedition Bode in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, has taken delivery of its first Scania hybrid electric truck powered by overhead electric lines. The vehicle is a red-coloured Scania R 450 Hybrid. Spedition Bode is the only project partner to test trucks of this type in... more
An efficient rail 4.0 strategy requires key technology
The six largest associations in Europe’s railfreight industry, Allianz pro Schiene, NEE, VDB, VDV and UIP are convinced that a digital automatic coupling (DAK) is essential for guaranteeing efficient railfreight services. Together they presented the DAK charter at the 10th... more
UK: New system for rail and container network introduced
Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), have selected Tideworks as its intermodal solutions provider for their UK network. The system would transform operations and how the companies drive efficiencies, value and scalability, the software... more
Rail line between Bristol and Cardiff electrified
In UK, Balfour Beatty, working on behalf of Network Rail, has completed the electrification of 77 km of the Great Western Railway (GWR) line between Bristol and Cardiff, a significant contribution to Network Rail’s overall greater west electrification programme to electrify 275... more