As many rail access points as possible 
56 German associations and organisations have submitted a charter containing 97 measures to the country's federal government. The Association of German Freight Wagon Owners VPI says that many more access points are required to ensure a modal shift to eco-friendly rail transport... more
More roundtrips between Melzo and Rotterdam 
Hannibal is expanding its rail services: starting from 5 February, direct connections between the Italian rail hub Milano terminal in Melzo and the Dutch Botlek terminal at the port of Rotterdam will increase from three to five, bringing the total number of weekly rotations to... more
A partner to serve Gloucestershire
The haulier Superior Freight has joined the Pall-Ex network, which will enable it to improve and streamline its freight distribution services in the UK. In addition to its cooperation with the Fortec network, Superior Freight will now cover postcodes in Gloucestershire for... more
20% more local products
LTG Cargo transported 27.2 million t of freight in 2023, 2.5 million t more than expected. Most of the cargoes were oil and oil products, which amounted to 9.4 million t, about the same volume as 2022. The Lithuanian carrier shipped some 5.5. million t of construction materials,... more
A container train to the Black Sea
The new train connects Volgograd with Novorossiysk. The first test run was handled by RZD Logistics (RZDL) and Ruscon, both part of the Delo Group, and delivered chemical and industrial equipment from Ruscon’s new terminal in Orlova near Volgograd to Russia’s Black Sea coast.... more
“Great opportunities”
In conversation with Fabrizio Bacciarini, head of sales at Fraikin Switzerland. The Swiss branch of the commercial vehicle rental firm Fraikin wants to grow in the German-speaking parts of Switzerland. For this it has brought Fabrizio Bacciarini, last head of Eaton’s Zurich... more
Intermodal link from the Atlantic to the Rhone
A new train now runs between Bayonne on the Atlantic on the border with the Basque Country and Lyon in the Rhone-Alpes region in France. Initiated by the Mendy Group, the line was set up by Ederlog in cooperation with SNCF to deliver building materials by rail for the... more
More support for the switch from road to rail
DP World in UK is raising its incentive for transferring freight from road to rail by almost 50% to GBP 100 (EUR 117). The modal shift programme, which is being trialled at DP World Southampton for twelve months, initially offered GBP 70 (EUR 82) to customers who move... more
Port of Rotterdam opens charging station for e-trucks
The charging station is located in the Bodaanweg truck park in Waalhaven, where up to eight e-trucks can now be recharged simultaneously. The first five charging points were installed jointly by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Truckparkings Rotterdam Exploitatie (TRE).... more
Two Californian short lines to upgrade network
Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) and Mendocino Railway (MRY) will receive a USD 31.4 million loan from the US transport department to expand and rehabilitate rail infrastructure in the Central Valley and Mendocino County in California. With the funding, which will finance... more