New Orleans: truck-to-rail-transload hub opened 
The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), a US class III switching railway, will manage rail transloading services for the US liquid bulk transport specialist Heniff at the newly opened New Orleans transloading industrial park, LA (USA). The two companies recently signed an... more
From Istanbul to Budapest in four days
The new service, which was officially launched last weekend, is operated by Pacific Eurasia as the first private rail operator in Turkey to run an international train. According to the country’s ministry of transport, 600 trains per year are set to transport 750,000 t of export... more
Helrom flags off its first Brenner train
The German intermodal transport specialist has introduced a 560 km long train route connecting Regensburg (Germany) with Verona (Italy) via Austria’s Brenner Pass. The service will reduce CO2 emissions by 90% compared to road haulage and marks the company’s first entry into this... more
Dutch haulier purchases 75 e-Actros
With this new batch of e-trucks, Simon Loos will expand its existing fleet to a total of 135. This summer, the Dutch transport company was the first company outside Germany to start practical testing of the e-Actros 600, for which three professional drivers were specially... more
EMDs ordered for railfreight sector in the Gulf
The UAE-Oman rail network is the first link in a unified transport system spanning the Arabian Peninsula. To expand railfreight services in Oman and the UAE, Hafeet Rail has procured 27 EMD locomotives from the US-manufacturer Progress Rail. The new EMD units will work in... more
More Vectron MS for rental
The Austrian leasing company Green Mobility Partners has placed an order for up to 50 locomotives with Siemens Mobility. The contract includes the agreed purchase of eight Vectron MS locomotives as well as support in the service area, the manufacturer said. The Vectron MS... more
More pasta, oil and solar panels by rail
From today, 21 October 2024, GTS Group, an intermodal operator based in Bari, southern Italy, is increasing its freight services in Campania, Italy, by doubling the number of weekly trips on the Piacenza-Nola railway route from three to six. GTS thus enhances its connections... more
DSV expands its green fleet in Asia
Original: The delivery of two new electric trucks signals the start of a new era for logistics in Singapore. DSV Air & Sea (DSV) purchased the new models and received them during a special handover ceremony at DSV Singapore. Handover ceremony of Volvo’s Electric Prime Mover... more
Global e-CMR community continues to grow
The digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for international road goods transport has now also entered into force in Armenia, setting legal foundation for fully paperless road haulage in the country, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) reported.... more
RCG strengthens its European network
The Austrian carrier is launching three rail connections this month. With one roundtrip per week, the Rail Cargo Group will start a new intermodal service between Budapest (Hungary) and Zeebrugge (Belgium) for all craneable loading units. The second new train, operated by... more