Indian Railways introduces drone-based surveillance 
Drone surveillance technology has emerged as an important and cost effective tool for security surveillance over large areas with limited manpower, the Indian government said. The Mumbai division of Central Railway in Indian Railways has therefore procured two Ninja UAVs for... plus
US railway honours safety performance
BNSF recently honoured 106 customers with the railroad’s annual product stewardship award for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail during 2019. Companies receiving the award carried an established minimum of loaded tank cars of hazardous materials with zero... plus
Pacific seafood shipments shifted to rail
Far Eastern Railways has been using the Freight Express service to deliver Pacific seafood since May 2020. The frozen fish is delivered to China from Russia’s Vladivostok, Ussuriisk and Uglovaya. Container shipments of seafood exported through the railway checkpoint on the... plus
Prochaine station de la route de la soie 
Les liaisons intermodales sont un bon moyen de réagir à la fragilité de la supply chain qui s’est avérée récemment. Duisport compte ainsi renforcer son portefeuille en acquérant l’Interporto de Trieste. plus
Direct rail link between Germany and the Netherlands
Samskip and Nunner Logistics are introducing direct rail services between Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Duisburg (Germany), in a new and far-reaching commitment to shippers using rail, road and waterborne transport services out of two of North Europe’s main container ports.... plus
UAE’s railway to increase capacity by factor 8
Etihad Rail is tripling its fleet. The operator of the UAE’s national railway has awarded a contract to Chinese CRRC for the manufacture, supply and commissioning of 842 new wagons. The new rolling stock brings Etihad Rail’s total fleet to more than 1,000 units. This... plus
Corona spares wagon hire business
Despite the massive global fallout from the Covid-19 crisis, VTG Aktiengesellschaft ended the first half of the 2020 financial year with solid results. Both revenue and ebitda are roughly on a par with the previous year’s levels. At EUR 605.8 million, group revenue was... plus
Two networks strengthen their position in UK
UK-based Pall-Ex Group has acquired the Fortec Distribution Network. The network will carry on trading under the name of Fortec Distribution. It will therefore operate as a separate pallet network within the UK but be part of the overall Pall-Ex Group of companies. The two... plus
Port access gained with rail take-over
Canadian Pacific (CP) has launched its international intermodal service through the port of Saint John, N.B. The inaugural train carried containers from the Hapag-Lloyd vessel Detroit Express bound for intermodal terminals on the CP network in Canada and the USA. The rail... plus
New groupage services in Europe
Transmec has launched new groupage services to 11 European countries and now provides fast, direct connections to the Balkans, Baltics and Malta. All run at least twice weekly via Transmec’s main hubs in Italy, with the Balkans service linking Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,... plus