New toll collection devices required for Czechia 
Czechia will change the technology for the collection of tolls for vehicles with a weight of over 3.5 t, effective 1 December 2019. As from this date, vehicles liable to pay tolls will no longer be registered by means of microwave technology but with the help of a... more
Swiss forwarder invests in LNG
Krummen Kerzers is investing in liquefied natural gas (LNG) for its heavy cargo services. Already in early summer 2010, the Switzerland-based logistics company intends to expand the LNG project “Goodbye Diesel – hello LNG”, which it initiated with Lidl Switzerland. To this... more
Another US short-line railroad changes owner
US transport company OmniTRAX has completed the acquisition of the 101 year-old Winchester & Western Railroad (WW) from Covia. WW is a Class III shortline railroad operating in the US states of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and New Jersey. The railroad interchanges... more
UK’s newest inland port excels in its first year
iPort Rail, the UK's newest inland port to become operational during the last ten years, is celebrating its first anniversary these days, one year after being formally opened. Since its launch, the 120,000 sqm rail terminal has seen considerable growth, with GB Railfreight's... more
Kazakhstan unlocks TIR’s potential to combat illicit trade
The Kazakh government has taken the decisive step of prioritising TIR transports at the Kazakh borders, with TIR electronic pre-declaration green lanes scheduled to open at the Nur Zholy border crossing point with China. This latest move by the Kazakhstan authorities is... more
Via Trans-Siberian from Japan to Europe in just 11 days
About a third of all traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway consists of freight on routes to and from Japan. Last year a record volume of more than 45 million t of freight was transported, while container shipments are growing at a faster rate of more than 11%. "We are... more
New train service links the Netherlands with Scandinavia
Cabooter, Westerman and DB Cargo are joining forces and have jointly launched a new intermodal link between Venlo (the Netherlands) and Scandinavia. To begin with, the new train offers three direct services per week between Venlo and Malmö and Norrköping in Sweden. From... more
Rhine Valley Rail to expand Rotterdam connections
The CMA CGM group plans to launch the Rhine Valley Rail, a new rail service connecting the port of Rotterdam with the German hinterland. The new train service will officially start on 18 October 2019 and will be operated in cooperation with Transfracht (TFG). A total of six... more
Silent trucks allow undisturbed sleep in Helsinki
The Finnish haulier Kuuskuljetus is operating Finland’s first LNG truck with a plug-in battery electro-hydraulic crane from Scania. The unusual combination was selected in view of Kuuskuljetus’ transport assignments for the Renta Group. Renta supplies scaffolding in the... more
Lowest number of trucks crossing the Swiss Alps since 1999
In H1/2019, the number of trucks driving across the Swiss Alps declined by 2.5%. According to the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT), the trend towards fewer truck journeys continues. Because of construction works, the railways also transported fewer goods (-3.7%).... more