Proper destruction of fraud material 
Customs in Ruse (Bulgaria) informed the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) as the holder of the 'EUR in Oval' trademark about the suspension of Euro pallets. The case involved a truck carrying Euro pallets from Ukraine bound for Bulgaria. The pictures sent by customs to the RCG clearly... more
Crediting renewable fuels with CCF
The European Parliament's transport committee has voted in favour of the inclusion of renewable fuels in the CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles and in favour of crediting renewable fuels by means of a carbon correction factor (CCF). This is a clear signal for a... more
A regular container train from Moscow to Siberia
Transcontainer has launched a regular domestic service for container deliveries from the Moscow region to Omsk in Siberia. Transit time is three days. The company is expecting to operate three trains a month to start with. The service is focused on the shipment of food products... more
New gateway to the Gulf 
Russia is stepping up its ongoing efforts to gain access to the Iranian railway network – not only on the western shores of the Caspian Sea (see also page 38 of ITJ 23-26 / 2023). Iran is willing to improve the transit of Russian goods through the eastern branches of its railway... more
Finland: e-loco to pull over 2,000 t trains
Siemens recently delivered a Vectron electric locomotive to Fenniarail in Finland. It is the first e-locomotive to be acquired by a private railway company in this country. The locomotive has been designed for Finnish conditions and is particularly suitable as a freight... more
85,000 pallets transported in Portugal
Palletways is celebrating its 15th anniversary in Portugal this year. The country has fast become an important territory for the group. Since the launch of the Iberia network in 2008, Palletways has invested heavily in Portugal, the group said. The country is currently... more
Bringing Ukrzaliznytsia closer to EU rail network
Ukrzaliznytsia and the Rail Cargo Group (RCG) have joined forces to develop intermodal transports between Ukraine and Austria. The project envisages a regular connection between Kiev (Ukraine) and Vienna (Austria), which will be extended to Lviv (Ukraine) and Budapest (Hungary).... more
USA: JV kicks off with two refrigeration units
Schmitz Cargobull and Utility Trailer Manufacturer have launched the JV Cargobull North America (CBNA). As a first step, the partners have developed two transport refrigeration units specially designed to meet the demands of North American refrigerated freight haulers and... more
16 new east-west connections
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is expanding its network: the Austrian railfreight operator has launched no fewer than 16 new connections between Central Europe and Central Asia via the Central Corridor. With regular connections and transit times of around 30 days, the trains... more
Pallet network adds Greece and Cyprus
Eurodis has gained the Greek express service Geniki Taxydromiki as a new partner. The family-run company serves both Greece and the Greek-speaking part of Cyprus. Its core business is combined freight, transporting parcels and pallets in one shipment. In addition, Geniki... more