Chilean rail logistician modernising loco fleet 
Transap in Chile is investing in fleet renewal and to this end has ordered four C30ACi locomotives from the US manufacturer Wabtec. The investment is required due to growing business and is in line with Transap’s strategy to offer more efficient, safe and sustainable railway... more
A pioneer, despite the challenges
The conversion of truck fleets to e-trucks is one of the most difficult tasks in logistics worldwide, requiring a certain pioneering spirit, as e-trucks cost up to three times more than conventional diesel units. Their range is also significantly shorter, and suitable charging... more
Access to UTA petrol station network
UTA Edenred and Daimler Truck are expanding their partnership to supply Mercedes truck drivers on the road. To this end they’ll make their offer for the public re-charging of battery-electric Mercedes trucks available in Italy and Spain, amongst others. The service is already... more
Dachser fleet and business growing
The haulier Dachser reached two milestone recently. The first one concerns the introduction of its 100th fully electric truck for food logistics distribution. The 16 t ‘Volvo FL Electric’, which weighs more than 3.5 t, has a refrigerated body and will commence deliveries of... more
CO2 avoidance and reduction certificates launched
The certificates, introduced by Etihad Rail in the UAE, quantify and validate the carbon savings businesses achieve by choosing rail over alternative transport modes, directly contributing to the UAE’s decarbonisation goals. It is the region’s first-ever ‘CO2 Emission Avoidance... more
Dry-ice logistics with an H2 lorry
The industrial gases company Nippon Gases and its transport partner, the liquid bulk specialist Hoyer, already embarked on the path to sustainable transport solutions in the industrial gases sector in Germany with natural gas-powered transport vehicles five years ago. Now the... more
Azeri-German partnership on the Middle Corridor
The Azeri company Ady Express, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, and the German logistician Hellmann have completed their first joint cargo transport on the Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road. The blocktrain transported 55 feu carrying mixed cargo. It departed from... more
SBB Cargo investing in standardisation
The Swiss freight railway has ordered 570 flat wagons and 270 bulk freight units from the Slovakian manufacturer Tatravagonka, with the first cars due to be delivered from the end of 2026 onwards. Both types will be prepared for the use of automatic brake tests and digital... more
Rail sector urgently needs better infrastructure
The Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors (AERRL), which represents investors in modern and cross-border rolling stock, has called for urgent action to enhance European rail transport. In an open letter the association urged European authorities to focus public... more
30 million t logistics package finalised
In Austria the Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has signed a new logistics agreement with the firms Voestalpine Rohstoffbeschaffung and Logistik Service. The contract guarantees the sustainable transport by rail of around 10 million t of raw materials and finished products per year for a... more