175 t giant joins heavy duty fleet 
A "world premiere": Austrian company Felbermayr, a specialist for heavy and special transports, recently added a 770 hp Scania 770 S to its fleet, thus relying on the power of the Scania V8 engine to perform the most difficult tasks in the transport industry.... plus
More services between Lower Rhine and Sweden
As from 5 July 2021, railway logistics company TX Logistik (TXL), which belongs to the Italian Mercitalia Group, is increasing the number of its round trips between Kaldenkirchen (Germany) and Malmö (Sweden) from three to five per week. The trains transport mainly trailers... plus
First freight train in 20 years
On the UK’s north east coast, the Port of Sunderland and its partners Network Rail and DB Cargo UK have completed the first loading of a commercial cargo train in two decades, following a multi-million pound infrastructure upgrade. The wagons were loaded with steel coil,... plus
Smart solution for railfreight
The German leasing company VTG is equipping container wagons and double pocket wagons with the SWS PowerBox and thus expanding its range for the transport of temperature-controlled goods by rail. The system enables an autonomous and eco-friendly power supply for cooling or... plus
Ryder to operate new US east coast hub
Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH) in Georgia, USA, has completed delivery of a new import distribution space to serve the park's second tenant. Operated by Ryder Logistics, the facility joins A&R Logistics' new rail-served export operations in the park's first million... plus
Europe's first zero-emission green corridor opened
Thanks to the collaboration of Gruber Logistics, APS Fuel and HAM, Europe's first zero-emission green corridor has now been launched. It is a project that aims to use biomasses for the production of fuel and to fully certify the chain from production to use. The new plant... plus
Test train run Taijuan – Paris in 24 days
Together with its Chinese and European partners, Transcontainer of Delo Group has arranged a test block train dispatch from Taiyuan city (Shanxi province, China) to Paris (France) via Mongolia, Russia and Belarus. The freight train carrying 50 containers loaded with consumer... plus
NCRR: new rail spur
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) is one of several partners named in the recent announcement that Liberty Storage Solutions is expanding its facility in Davie County. The storage shed manufacturer and distributor is building a new manufacturing facility at its... plus
UK network expands fleet
Pall-Ex in UK is adding more urban delivery vehicles to its fleet to increase its share in the market. In total, the company has taken delivery of eight new vehicles in the last months as part of the first wave of a new investment, with more than ten similar vehicles due to... plus
Nouvelle poussée 
Il y a plus de dix ans, la Turquie, l’Iran et le Pakistan ont lancé le projet commun d’un train de conteneurs direct... puis le projet a atterri dans les tiroirs. Ali Abdollahi des Chemins de fer iraniens a annoncé à l’ITJ que les choses commencent de nouveau à bouger. plus