50 zero-emission trucks to expand fleet 
Dachser is stepping up its use of zero-emission vehicles. In an initial step, the family-owned company will introduce at least 50 additional battery electric trucks on its European routes by the end of 2023. Around 1,000 electric passenger cars will also be added to its fleet of... plus
10,000 trucks less on Brenner route
Demand for intermodal services on the Domegliara-Neuss line continues to grow. Operator Ambrogio Intermodal is therefore now increasing the train frequency on this route to three departures per week. The connection via the Brenner line was inaugurated during the summer of... plus
Intermodal route in Central Asia trialled
ADY Container has delivered the first container block train on the Assaka-Baku route. The block train consisting of 50 containers from the Assaka Logistics Centre in Uzbekistan has already reached the port of Alat. The 40-foot containers loaded with car parts were... plus
Transfesa in the Top 101
Transfesa, based in Spain, was recognised by #Por El Clima’s member companies as one of the 101 most sustainable firms for the second year running. The award-winning project was ‘we are part of the solution’, which seeks to redefine the company’s processes to align them with the... plus
Trial with low-noise loco
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has taken delivery from Beacon Rail Leasing of a class 18 hybrid+ shunting locomotive, as part of a three-month trial. This latest expansion of GBRf’s growing fleet by a low-noise and zero-emissions shunting locomotive sees the operator looking to the... plus
Gas trucks between two Danish towns
TIP Europe has entered into a partnership with Iveco and Post Nord for greener transport. The truck rental and leasing company TIP Europe has supplied ten sustainable Iveco gas tractors to Post Nord in Denmark. The new Iveco S-Way vehicles have a 460 hp gas engine that runs on... plus
Anniversary train delivers 453 t of bananas
Government ministers were on hand to flag off the 1,000th trip of Central Railway’s Kisan Rail link (farmer’s rail) in India. The train from Savda to Adarsh Nagar (Delhi) had 23 wagons with 453 t of bananas on board. So far, 345,000 t of farm produce has already been... plus
Trans-Siberian test run for Japanese reefer goods
Russian Railways (RZD), the Japanese transport ministry and Fesco have sent the first refrigerated containers with Japanese cargo to Europe on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with the transport carried out by Dalreftrans. With the new train the three players are implementing a... plus
Three roundtrips between Wolfurt and Frenkendorf
Swissterminal is adding a new rail link to Wolfurt (Austria) to its intermodal portfolio. With immediate effect, the company is operating three weekly roundtrips via the Frenkendorf hub in Switzerland. The service connects customers in the Vorarlberg area and eastern... plus
Swedish carrier takes bridge route via Denmark
Green Cargo has rerouted its international block train services Italy Direct and Austria Direct. Transports to Austria and Italy now run via Denmark instead the train ferry route between Trelleborg (Sweden) and Rostock (Germany). Italy Direct operates via Denmark at an... plus