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
Nigeria extends hinterland rail services
A new container train was launched recently by the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NCR) and APM Terminals (APMT), linking Apapa Port in Nigeria’s capital Lagos with the Moniya freight yard in Ibadan, in the federal state of Oyo. The service will run thrice weekly with a... more
Good news for truckies around Sydney
Truck drivers in Australia travelling across Sydney will soon be able to stop at the city’s first-heavy vehicle rest area. The Australian and NSW governments has identified a 6 ha piece of land located close to a key junction of the motorway network in western Sidney.... more
First heavy-duty e-lorry for Basel
The Swiss forwarder Camion Transport has received its first heavy-duty electric truck for its Basel site – a Renault Trucks ‘E-Tech D Wide P4x2’. An identical truck will be delivered to the branch in Cadenazzo, in the Swiss canton of Ticino, where a fully electric truck is... more
More noiseless freight wagons in Iberia
The entire rail wagon fleet of Transfesa Logistics now operates more quietly. The affiliate of Germany’s DB Cargo has completed the installation of quiet brake blocks (so-called composite brake pads) in all 606 freight wagons it operates in Spain and Portugal. The refitting... more
Hoyer expanding in Latin America
The German logistician Hoyer has acquired the Chilean company Inter-Tank. The takeover will enable Hoyer to strengthen its presence in Chile and internationally, as well as its capabilities in the liquid bulk and flexi-tank logistics sector. Inter-Tank is renowned provider of... more
Cargo-Partner ups climate-neutral transports
Last year the Austrian transport company Cargo-Partner handled 2,821 more transports in a climate-neutral manner through the ‘HHLA Pure’ initiative than in the previous year. In 2024, Cargo-Partner transported a total of 15,706 teu; 2,611 teu thereof in Czechia, 4,870... more
Freight trains have a systematic braking problem
On 10 August 2023 a freight train was derailed in the Gotthard tunnel (Switzerland). The accident was caused by a broken wagon wheel. As a result, the tunnel was closed for a year, which in turn caused losses of around CHF 150 million. Now Switzerland’s national television... more