Europe Net to cooperate with Guretruck ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The German-based ADAC Truckservice subsidiary Europe Net and the Spanish-based Guretruck will cooperate in the field of roadside supply. Europe Net will expand its Europe-wide cash assistance service and at the same time provide pan-European roadside assistance for 23,000... more
Rail/truck transload facility opened in Jeffersonville ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Distribution of malted grain for the distillery and brewing industries in the northern Kentucky region (USA) will expand dramatically with a new 33-railcar transload facility developed by Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) and malt producer Great Western Malting (GWM).... more
Trieste and Bettembourg improve ship-rail links ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The port of Trieste (Italy) has signed a MoU with CFL Mulitmodal to strengthen rail links between the Adriatic port and the Bettembourg logistics hub (Luxemburg). The aim is to provide even more reliable and high-quality services by using standardised, dematerialised... more
Milestone for Gateway Basel Nord ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The Swiss competition commission WEKO raises no objections against the joint project proposed by SBB, Hupac and Rethmann. The major terminal Gateway Basel Nord (GBN) may have a negative effect on some of the competitors, but it can also improve market conditions for railfreight,... more
Emission-free and super-silent in the city ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Can an electric truck keep pace with a diesel-fuelled vehicle in everyday urban traffic? The Germany-based contract logistics provider pfenning logistics has decided to explore this issue and is carrying out intensive trials with Mercedes Benz eActros trucks. In total,... more
A golden truck to celebrate 50th birthday ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Temperature-controlled distribution specialist McCulla (Ireland) has marked its 50th anniversary with the arrival of a special Volvo FH tractor unit. The gold coloured Volvo FH-500 Globetrotter XL is joined by a further fourteen new Volvo FH tractors units that form the... more
First gas-powered truck in Memmingen ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Gebrüder Weiss, which is based in Memmingen (Germany), put the region’s first gas-powered swap body vehicle into operation at the beginning of June this year, a move that will save the company about 20 t of CO2 per year. Nitrogen oxide output is 70 % below the limit for Euro-6... more
New hinterland connection for Zeebrugge ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The Germany port of Duisburg (duisport), the port of Zeebrugge and the Cosco-Shipping (CSP) Zeebrugge Terminal in Belgium have decided to increase their cooperation. The three companies have signed an agreement regarding the new rail link for combined traffic with the... more
First Central Asian country ratifies e-CMR ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The Tajik parliament has ratified the e-CMR protocol. Once Tajikistan officially notifies the United Nations secretary-general of its decision, the country will become the first in Central Asia to adopt the digital consignment note, paving the way for others in the region to... more
Belarus, Russia & Kazakhstan railways ink pact ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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A shareholder agreement was recently signed by the Russia-based joint stock company United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA). The document indicates that the railway administrations of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan intend to continue... more