Improving rail links between Turkey and EU 
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a EUR 150 m loan to the Turkish government for the construction of a 67 km section of the high-speed railway line from Istanbul to the Bulgarian border. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is... plus
Bio-LNG saves 87 t of CO2
In June 2021, DHL Freight and Shell started piloting a Bio-LNG solution (bio-liquefied natural gas from sustainable biomass) on three trucks to sustainably reduce CO2 emissions in road freight traffic for DHL's customer Grundfos, a pump manufacturer. In the first five... plus
Equal rules for Swiss and EU drivers
The Swiss Federal Council has amended the ordinance governing the working hours and driving and rest times for professional drivers, thus adapting Swiss regulations to EU legislation. Most of the changes will come into force on 1 January 2022. They mainly concern new... plus
30% more intermodal capacity
The Georgia Ports Authority in USA has completed and opened the second set of nine new rail tracks for a total of 18 tracks at its Mason Mega Rail Terminal. The expansion immediately increases intermodal capacity to and from the Port of Savannah by more than 30%. The new... plus
LNG refuelling network grows
LNG trucks can now be refuelled at the Grasdorf (Holle) transport hub in Germany. It is the fifth LNG fuelling station to be opened by Rolande in Germany and the twentieth in Europe. The company already built a new LNG filling station in Lübeck at the beginning of the year. More... plus
Swiss forwarder orders 100 biodiesel trucks
Schöni Transport ordered 100 trucks from Renault in one fell swoop at the Transport.ch trade fair that was held in Berne recently. The vehicles are EVO tractor units from the T series and equipped with bio-diesel engines. The Lyon (France)-based the manufacturer will deliver... plus
Daily shuttle between Immingham and Doncaster
It is the first intermodal service from the UK Port of Immingham to the iPort Rail in Doncaster: The newly launched Humber Express train runs in both directions twice a day and has a capacity for 80 containers every 24 hours. The service is designed to help ease pressures on... plus
Carbon-neutral block train en route to China
A 41-wagon block train set off on Monday, 16 November 2021 on a three-week journey from Dunajska Strada Slovakia to Xi’an China on the New Silk Road. It is Gefco’s first carbon-neutral train. The company will offset the 250 t of CO2 generated from this door-to-door service by... plus
Ban on noisy freight wagons pays off
Noise pollution from railfreight traffic in Germany has decreased significantly with the ban on loud freight wagons, according to checks carried out by the German federal railway authority (Eisenbahn-Bundesamt, EBA). Between May 2019 and September 2021, the proportion of... plus
More capacity for temperature-controlled goods
P&O Ferrymasters has expanded its fleet of reefers - refrigerated trailers - to enable more customers to benefit from the end-to-end logistics company's expertise in solving supply chain challenges for temperature-controlled goods. The 25 new specialist trailers are being... plus