Hupac starts 2025 with four new shuttle services 
On 1 January the Swiss intermodal specialist activated a shuttle train between the industrial areas of Ghent (Belgium) and Piadena, southeast of Milan (Italy), with an initial three roundtrips a week. The second new service includes a train linking Zeebrugge CLdN... more
E-truck passes cold-endurance test in Finland
Renault Truck tested its ‘E-Tech T Diamond Echo’ lorry on a nine-month European tour. The journey started in Lyon (France) in April 2024 and ended at the turn of the year, after a 24,000 km journey to Finnish Lapland. On the last stage in the far north, the e-truck... more
Modern rail equipment for Mauritanian mining sector
The state-owned iron ore firm Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) has received a grant worth about USD 150 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The loan will facilitate its acquisition of up to 36 locomotives and 1,743 wagons to transport iron... more
Precision engineering 
3D scans and digital modelling for efficient heavylift operations. Every centimetre and gramme counts in oversized and heavy-duty transports. Cologne Technical University is now running a research project, supported by the German ministry for digital and transport affairs, to... more
Saudis to open freight line later this month
A new rail route in Saudi Arabia is located 97 km inland from the Persian Gulf, outside the urban area of Al-Ahsa. Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has now executed the first test runs there. The line is scheduled to be officially launched on 28 January. Once it is operational,... more
Saia partners with Tesla
LTL freight carrier Saia has taken another step forward in sustainable transportation by introducing the first two Tesla semi-trucks to its fleet in California. Saia has thus become one of the early testers of Tesla’s new electric semi-truck. Tesla has produced the... more
CEX links China and Wilhelmshaven directly
The first China–Europe Express (CEX) railway recently departed from Ningbo (China) and is now en route to Wilhelmshaven (Germany). Its arrival at the JadeWeserPort (JWP) after a 26-day journey is expected on 24 January. The initiator of this new connection is the Zhejiang... more
Lineas and Hupac Intermodal cooperate
On 1 January the two partners started a collaborative effort to enhance services on the Zeebrugge (Belgium) – Milan (Italy) lines. Under the partnership, the railfreight operator Lineas will be the traction provider and produce the railway capacity on both sides of the Rhine... more
Waberer’s grows in Hungarian intermodal sector
The forwarder Waberer’s has acquired a 62.5% stake of the railfreight operator Gysev Cargo and intends in a second step to increase its stake to 70%. Gysev is Hungary's second-largest rail transportation service provider and offers services in Hungary directly and through its... more
First eActros delivered to Contargo in Germany
The 20 battery-driven electric Mercedes-Benz vehicles will go into operation straight away at various locations of the container hinterland logistics network for container transport between port and customer. Contargo is one of the first enterprises worldwide to take... more