Trialling a solar-powered hybrid truck 
The Scania truck was developed in a research project funded by the Swedish government agency of innovation Vinnova, creating new, efficient, and lightweight solar panels to power the vehicles. The truck is a 560-horsepower plug-in hybrid. On the 18 m trailer, an area of 100... more
DSV buys its first e-truck in Singapore
The transport company has signed a MOU with Volvo Trucks about the purchase of one Volvo FL electric truck. Developed and specially adapted to an urban environment, the vehicle will be used for package deliveries in the Asian city-state. The acquisition is only a first step... more
China launches cargo service to Central Asia
The first train of the new service is currently on the track between Zhangjiakou in China’s Hebei Province and Tashkent in Uzbekistan. Managed by China Railway Beijing Group and loaded with auto parts, home appliances and textile products, the train will reach Tashkent in... more
Road haulage partners in Europe 
Two Arab cargo airlines expanding their RFS networks. July saw two full-freighter airlines operating from the Arabian Peninsula announce that they had assigned their pan-European road feeder services to a single experienced partner each. While Etihad Cargo from Abu Dhabi (UAE)... more
Weekly block trains from Greece to North Macedonia
Starting on 6 September 2023, the new regular container block-train service will connect the Port of Thessaloniki in Greece and Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia, initially on a weekly basis. It will depart from Thessaloniki every Wednesday and arrive in... more
Swiss train paths: carriers demand lower prices
The partial revision of the ordinance on access to the railway network access adopted by the Swiss federal office of transport (FOT) provides for an increase of the wear factor by 18.5%. At the same time, energy costs are to rise again: by 16.7% from 2024. For the logistics... more
First six HVO 100 stations in operation
UTA Edenred is now offering its customers HVO 100 as an additional type of alternative fuel: the eco-friendly synthetic diesel fuel is already available at six UTA acceptance points in Germany, with more stations to follow. UTA customers can currently obtain HVO 100 at three... more
Air-sea instead of air-truck
Dimerco has partnered with Cathay Cargo to conduct the pilot of an air-sea solution for shipments from Singapore to Dongguan, China via Hong Kong. The total journey took just three days - one less than the established air-truck schedule. The Dimerco team worked closely with... more
Rail service for France, Germany and Benelux
Europorte is expanding its network. Getlink’s railfreight subsidiary has launched a new rail service between France, Germany, and Benelux. Flex Express is a high-frequency rail shuttle that connects the main industrial and petrochemical areas in these three countries,... more
Iran corridor opens for Russia - Saudi rail transit
Russia is seeking to develop the 7,200 km long international north–south transport corridor (INSTC) connecting countries like India, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan via railways and sea. Now, the first rail cargo has set off from Russia to Saudi Arabia via Iran, as the Iran chamber of... more