New China–Europe rail service 
KTZ Express, a subsidiary of KTZ, has partnered with China Railway Container Transport (CRCT) to introduce a new container service between China and Europe. The first train, carrying television components, has departed from Chengdu (China) destined for Łódź (Poland).... more
Burcombe’s new TMS
Burcombe Haulage has cut customer-related admin time by 20% after implementing HaulTech’s transport management system (TMS). The Cornwall-based operator, specialising in haulage, reports it needed an industry-specific solution to streamline workflows and reduce operational... more
Daf manufactures 10,000th XB truck
Daf Trucks has reached the production of its 10,000th new generation Daf XB at its Leyland facility in the UK. The vehicle was delivered to Maxi Haulage, a logistics provider that operates in the UK and Ireland. The Daf XB, introduced in December 2023, is designed for... more
Geodis’s biofuel truck fleet in UAE
Geodis has reported that it has introduced a fleet of eleven Euro 4 and Euro 6 biofuel-powered trucks in the UAE, reinforcing its commitment to reducing carbon emissions while maintaining operational efficiency. The initiative supports Geodis’s goal of cutting... more
New findings on Tempi crash 
The Universities of Ghent and Pisa have analysed a traffic accident. Around two years after the collision of a freight and a passenger train in the municipality of Tempi in Greece an initial draught analysis of the incident has been released. The investigation team hopes to... more
DP moves 100,000th container by rail
DP World has reached a milestone in its 'Modal Shift Programme', moving 100,000 containers by rail from its Southampton hub since the trial began. As the company states railfreight’s share of onward container transport has increased from 21% to over 30%, reducing road... more
CCM rolls out 12,000th refurbished chassis
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) has deployed its 12,000th refurbished chassis to the South Atlantic Chassis Pool (SACP) ahead of schedule, as the company states. This milestone is part of a broader plan to upgrade nearly 45,000 chassis by 2027. Furthermore, the company... more
GBRf adopts HVO for biomass transport
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a twelve-month agreement with renewable energy firm Drax to power its freight services exclusively with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in 2025. The fuel will be used for rail services transporting biomass from Peel Ports, Liverpool... more
Locos with ETCS by DB Cargo
DB Cargo UK has signed a contract with Siemens Mobility to install the ‘European Train Control System’ (ETCS) on its class 66 freight locomotives. The first phase will begin in July, with nine locomotives being fitted at the Toton traction maintenance depot. This... more
Keys to twelve trailers handed over
Dachser has received twelve fully electric Man ‘eTGX’ trucks. The vehicles were collected by their future drivers directly from Man’s production plant in Munich (Germany). In addition, Dachser’s affiliate Müller Fresh Food Logistics in the Netherlands has been operating... more