Intermodal networks carry 23% more goods 
Europe’s intermodal transport services were able to compensate the 2.7% downswing reported in 2017 by an equal increase of 2.7% in 2018. These figures are based on the most recent statistical report «Facts and Figures 2019» published by the deutsche Studiengesellschaft für den... plus
Truck manufacturer redifines its strategy
By separating its operational business from its fellow affiliate Volvo Trucks in Germany and by appointing a new management, Renault Trucks has changed its event strategy as well. The company aims to present its new products and services to clearly defined target groups and in a... plus
Le charbon évite les pays Baltes 
C’est via la Finlande que la Russie exporte de plus en plus son charbon en provenance des sites d’extraction en Sibérie. Pori et Hangö prennent la relève des ports baltes. Le volume de fret croissant en trafic ferroviaire pousse la Finlande à investir dans l’électrification de... plus
First log train runs on New Zealand’s Wairoa line
In New Zealand, regular log trains have started operating between Wairoa and Napier Port following completion of the new log yard in Wairoa. Kiwi Rail will run two trains a week on the route. Each train could take up to 50 long distance truck hauls off the road between... plus
Jubilee year ends with record performance
By consistently expanding its product portfolio and improving its services, TFG Transfracht, Germany, was able to hold its own in 2019 despite difficult market conditions. The sea port hinterland specialist even managed to top the 1 million teu mark in 2019, the year in which it... plus
Siberian rail operator orders additional fleet of cars
Russian freight car manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) will deliver a batch of freight cars running on 25 t axle load bogies to the Sibirsky Krai transport company. Thirty model 12-9853 gondola cars with unloading hatches and five model 11-6874 box cars will be shipped to... plus
Hydrogen powered fuel cell electric trucks on the move
There is no one-size-fits-all-universal solution for the electrification of heavy commercial vehicles. One of the technology options that manufacturer Scania has explored with the Norwegian wholesaler ASKO is a fuel cell electric truck powered by hydrogen gas. This venture... plus
Two Russian hauliers link up
Globaltruck, a Russian FTL-trucking company, has signed a long-term contract with GTD, a logistic firm also based in Russia. The contract implies that Globaltruck’s fleet will serve GTD’s main trunk delivery routes for the next three years. The agreement defines a tariff... plus
Gothenburg celebrates all-time record for railfreight
Container freight from the whole of Sweden is being increasingly channelled to the port of Gothenburg by rail. In total, 456,000 teu were transported through the Swedish port by this mode of transport in 2019. This represents an increase by 14% within a year and is the... plus
New locomotives to increase capacity by 20%
Transmashholding (TMH) has launched its new Class 3TE25K2M 3-section mainline freight diesel locomotives with the delivering of the first batch of twelve new locomotives to the Russian locomotive depot in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The Class 3TE25K2M mainline freight diesel... plus