Financial incentives to promote modal shift 
DP World in UK is taking the step of directly encouraging customers to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail. The initiative will charge a flat GBP 10.00 fee (EUR 11.6) on all import-laden containers. Customers whose container is moved to a railhead more than... more
Irish medtech now to be transported by rail
Baxter has started to ship products by rail via the Irish Rail freight facility at Ballina, 40 km from its Castlebar site in Ireland. A number of containers containing lifesaving medical products departed for destinations in mainland Europe, the Nordic countries and Turkey. ... more
More Effi Shunter locomotives to run in Italy
CZ Loko has acquired a new customer in Italy: The Czech manufacturer will provide four Effi Shunter 1000 locomotives for the carrier DB Cargo Italia. In Italy, these units are classified as D744. The first two locomotives will be delivered during the summer and the other two... more
Ad-hoc service now also available in France
VTG is expanding its Fast Track service. As of June 2023, the company will also be offering wagons for last-minute and short-term capacity requirements in France in partnership with the Lille Dourges Container Terminal (LDCT). Besides regionally expanding its Fast Track... more
First e-truck to transport containers
Contargo in Hamburg, Germany, is now carrying out part of its local deliveries for Tchibo with a fully electric truck. The logistics service provider is transporting containers of green coffee between the port of Hamburg and the coffee warehouse and using two Volvo FH Electric... more
Metrans to invest in Prague terminal
Intermodal carrier Metrans is continuing to improve its services and connections and investing in the reconstruction of the crane track at its Prague terminal in Czechia. The result will be a more modern and longer crane track, which will also increase storage capacity by... more
Tool to simplify exchange of Epal euro pallets
Guaranteeing the safe transport of goods and the efficient exchange of load carriers represent constant challenges for the logistics industry. Original Epal euro pallets play an important role in ensuring safety during transport and storage. Epal Germany has now developed a... more
War in Ukraine: a hard blow to intermodal traffic
The European combined transport declined slightly by 0.3% in 2022, according to UIRR. The domestic performance reached a historic high with 3.26 million teu, which represents an increase of 5.6% y-o-y. Extra-EU – mostly intercontinental - traffic decreased by 48%. In terms... more
Preparing for extension of truck tolls
Toll Collect is currently preparing the technology and processes for the extension of truck tolls in Germany. In future, a CO2 surcharge will be levied on the HGV toll and the mandatory toll limit will be lowered from 7.5 to 3.5 t. Some adjustments are already visible: For... more
Plans to reopen Colombia’s Pacific rail corridor
Consorcio Pacífico, a JV of DB Engineering & Consulting (part of DB ECO) and the French company Egis, have signed a contract to develop pre-feasibility studies and designs for the Pacific rail corridor in Colombia. The project aims to reactivate the currently abandoned... more