Amazon orders 200 e-lorries 
The latest move from the US multinational technology company is the largest-ever order for battery-electric heavy goods vehicles from Amazon, and is also the largest order for electric trucks in the history of Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The eActros 600 vehicles, which will be... more
Swiss lessor expands customer base
The demands of modern rail logistics in Europe are changing. An increasing number of state-owned operators have followed in the footsteps of a large number of private operators and now rely on versatile six-axle hybrid locomotives. Thus European Loc Pool (ELP) is expanding... more
A Pinsly railway serves a new Florida hub
The North Florida Industrial Railroad (NFIR), part of the Pinsly Railroad Company, an independent rail services management firm from Jacksonville FL (USA), will serve the new ‘North Florida Mega Industrial Park’, located in the greater Jacksonville region. The corresponding... more
Hannibal links Melzo and Moerdijk
Contship’s multimodal operator Hannibal has started a new intermodal service by A2B-online, a logistics provider for containers and trailers. The new connection links Melzo (Italy) with Moerdijk (Netherlands), initially with three weekly circulations. The company plans to... more
Safety initiative for Australian truckies
The Australian government has approved six projects for new rest stops. They form a part of the fourth tranche of the AUD 140 million (around EUR 84 million) heavy vehicle rest area initiative to improve road safety for heavy vehicle drivers. Projects funded through tranche... more
Terminal in Perm increasing capacity
TransContainer has finished the first phase of the reconstruction of its terminal at Blochnaya station in Perm, western Russia. The capacity has been increased by 22% from 41,000 to 50,000 teu a year. Reconstruction started in 2023. Since then, the group has renovated the... more
GTS launches two trains in Italy
From 15 January another GTS train will run between southern and northern Italy, connecting Nola in the province of Naples with Parma in Emilia Romagna. The new service was introduced after demand for intermodal transport in Italy grew strongly. The train will initially run... more
Sweden’s heaviest freight train tests DAC
A Green Cargo test train consists of up to 40 freight wagons, of which two pairs of wagons have been equipped with DAC from different manufacturers. It transports steel slabs daily over 1,000 km from an SSAB steel mill in Lulea to a production facility in Domnarvet, Borlänge... more
Terminal operator orders electric automated trucks
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has signed a contract with Embotech and Terberg to purchase 30 electric automated terminal trucks (eATTs). The fleet is expected to enter service in 2027, with units capable of operating autonomously in complex and mixed traffic situations. The... more
8% growth 
More oversized and heavy loads on Russia’s railways and roads. In the first ten months of this year Russian Railways Logistics, a subsidiary of the Russian Railways RŽD, carried out no less than 290 transports of oversized or heavy goods. The vast majority took to the roads, not... more