E-trailers also for linehaul traffic 
Deploying e-trailers in land transport may save between 24% and 55% of fuel, as a field test conducted by DB Schenker, Tailer Dynamics and Krone in France showed. For the trial, the diesel consumption of a semi-trailer system was compared with a conventional trailer and an... more
Promoting railfreight in Pacific Northwest
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) in USA is launching its 2023 rail cargo incentive programme aimed at driving growth and cost-effective operations in the Pacific Northwest region. The programme will provide a USD 50 incentive per rail lift for eligible rail volumes... more
Port truck parking with fast chargers
In addition to the Goordijk truck parking area (210 spaces) on the right bank of the Scheldt, Port of Antwerp-Bruges has now opened Ketenis, a new free parking area on the left bank of the Scheldt with 280 parking spaces. The EUR 10 million truck parking is fenced, lit, and... more
Hybrid machines to halve emissions
Port of Savannah in Georgia, USA, is investing USD 170 million on 55 hybrid-engine rubber-tired gantry cranes. The hybrid machines will be exclusively powered by electric batteries, with diesel generators running only to recharge batteries. The new cranes reduce emissions by... more
Car logistics company banking on the railways
The Italian carrier Captrain Italia has launched a new rail service. It is now operating twice-weekly rail transports between Piadena in Lombardy and the Italian port of Citaveccia, 70 km north-east of Rome, for its long-standing customer, the German automotive logistics company... more
New trucks for dumpsters and construction sites
The Swiss family-owned company Oeltrans has added a Renault Truck C520 P10x4, which is equipped with a swap body, to its fleet of 20 trucks. During the winter months, the hook loader is mainly used for the transport of dumpers, while the silo tipper is mainly used for the... more
Privates favoured 
Bulgaria’s rail market to be opened up? The Bulgarian competition commission CPC has declared the country’s railfreight market to be distorted. The state-owned quasi-monopoly is thus being shaken. more
Privates favoured
Bulgaria’s rail market to be opened up? The Bulgarian competition commission CPC has declared the country’s railfreight market to be distorted. The state-owned quasi-monopoly is thus being shaken. more
A third of urban deliveries by cargo bikes?
A new analysis suggests that if delivery companies switched to using cargo bikes instead of diesel vans for deliveries on the first and last mile, it would save taxpayers over GBP 4 billion EUR 4.6 billion) by reducing the costs of congestion and air pollution. The figures... more
300 multimodal swap bodies for RCG
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is investing in 300 multimodal curtainsider swap bodies in 2023. With an external length of more than 13 m and an internal height of more than 2.5 m, the new swaps will soon be on the road all over Europe. The swap bodies are universally loadable -... more