UP serves new railport in Utah 
Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) celebrated the opening of the new Savage Cedar City Transload facility in Utah (USA) last week. The facility provides transload services between trucks and railcars, and on-site storage for shippers. It includes 70 railcar spots available... plus
Hanoi-Europe train launched
The new service, introduced by Yusen Logistics, is one of the few solutions that uses rail connections between Asean member countries and Europe. Shipments are transported from Hanoi, Vietnam to Chongqing, China by freight trains and transferred to the China-Europe railway... plus
China sends more industry-trains to Europe
Last Saturday, 8 June 2024, China-Europe Express Railway dispatched the first, direct express freight train from Shanghai in China to Düsseldorf and Neuss in Western Germany. Over 100 cities in twelve Eurasian countries are now connected to Shanghai by express rail. A new... plus
Tech investment puts network on road to growth
Pallet-Track will launch a series of major updates to its IT systems and tracking technology throughout 2024 with a multi-million-euro investment. The UK pallet network’s technology overhaul will roll out during its 20th anniversary and coincides with the recent recruitment of... plus
Cleaning up London’s waste management
In the UK, London Energy has taken delivery a Volvo FM Electric 6x2 tractor unit. The new all-electric vehicle will be tasked with collecting unrecyclable waste from the business’ transfer station in Islington. A portion will then be delivered to its energy centre in... plus
Spitzke Logistik buys ten locomotives
Manufacturer Vossloh will deliver the ordered DE 18 diesel locomotives to the railfreight company in several stages, beginning in H2/2025. Spitzke Logistik is a subsidiary of the German railway infrastructure company Spitzke in Berlin. The new traction units with centre cabs... plus
Groupage network expands in Italy
The area around Rimini is home to various industries and many export-oriented businesses serving the furniture factories in the provinces of Fano and Pesar. In this growing local economy on Italy’s Adriatic coast, the groupage network Dachser and Fercam Italia has opened a... plus
Optimised wagons for waste transports
Two prototype wagons for scrap logistics are soon to put into operaton at tubes and pipes manufacturer Voestalpine in Linz, Austria. The new wagons are standard Transant platform wagons that have been optimised with a special body for scrap transport and were developed... plus
Testing refuse collection by e-truck
Pöppel recently received a new battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 with a waste collection body from the manufacturer Terberg HS. Pöppel is a family-owned haulier specialising in waste management and city cleaning with a focus on sustainability. It is based in Regensburg... plus
Craiss expands international services
The transport and logistics expert has introduced a weekly truck service from Hungary via Germany to Portugal for a German steel producer. The route is over 6,000 km long and connects several locations. The trucks leave Hungary every Friday. The first driver transports the... plus