Sanitary containers now available at GVZ Bremen 
New sanitary containers with showers and toilets for truck drivers are now available in the service park in the GVZ Bremen, Germany. The containers were supplied by the industry initiative #Logistikhilft, and the rents are financed by donations. About 6,000 to 7,000 trucks... plus
Cargo sous terrain wins big shareholders
Cargo sous terrain (CST) has continued its work on the Swiss project for underground goods transport uninterrupted by the corona crisis. Currently, the main focus is on agreeing and fine-tuning spatial development plans and defining the privately financed basic logistics... plus
Signing receipts from a distance
DB Schenker has developed an innovative no-touch signature capture feature for safe documentation of deliveries while everyone involved maintains the required coronavirus distance. The logistics service provider is now using this technology in several European Countries such... plus
Chinese masks for Berlin's hospitals
Hellmann has developed a flexible logistics concept using various modes of transport to guarantee continuous and reliable deliveries of medical products and equipment, thus making an important contribution to supplying hospitals in Berlin during the corona pandemic. In a... plus
New China train en route to the Netherlands
A freight train left Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Saturday 6 June 2020), heading for Tilburg in the Netherlands for the first time, according to the Chinese state council information office. The train, carrying 82 teu of cargo, will travel around 15 days... plus
South Korea – St. Petersburg bimodal in 16 days
Maersk’s Asia-Northern Europe ocean-rail service, previously offered on a monthly basis in west-bound direction only, will now be providing fortnightly connections in both directions, from Asia to Europe and from Europe to Asia. This is expected to help many customers who are... plus
Suitable vehicles wanted for container service
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has published a request for tenders among sector parties for the provision of a new transport service that enables container terminal operators at Maasvlakte to exchange containers via the container exchange route (CER). The European tender... plus
Carbon-free in central London
Daimler Trucks has delivered a Fuso eCanter to gas supplier Calor in UK from the manufacturer’s small series-production in Tramagal, Portugal. The fully electric light-duty truck emits zero emissions and is now delivering the company’s bottled butane and propane to customers... plus
European support for Estonian railway upgrade
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 95 million, 25-year tenor, loan agreement with the Estonian national railway company Eesti Raudtee to modernise the Estonian network. All interventions are located on the TEN-T, including on the North Sea – Baltic Corridor.... plus
Take-overs expand network to 21,000 km
Canadian Pacific (CP) has completed the acquisition of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway US (CMQ US). Together with the earlier take-over of Central Maine & Quebec Railway Canada (CMQ Canada), this completes CP's purchase of the entire CMQ network. CMQ US and CMQ... plus