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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
First test run with DAC in Sweden
For the first time, Knorr-Bremse is currently testing the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) in real-world conditions on a freight train. The train, operated by Trafikverket CFL, will run on the Swedish rail network until the end of 2025. To start with, the train will include... more
More than 60,000 care packages shipped to Ukraine
Since the beginning of April 2022, private customers have been able to send care packages free of charge from Germany to Ukraine to support people who are in urgent need of food, medical products, household items (such as blankets) and hygiene articles (such as diapers). All... more
A direct train from Genoa to Southern Germany
On 4 May 2023, the logistics company PSA Italy is launching the first direct express train connection between southern Germany and the Italian coast. The new train, up to 500 m long, will transport containers from Genoa to Stuttgart in less than 24 hours. It offers a... more
More than 1.3 million t of CO2 saved
The Swiss intermodal operator Hupac moved 1.1 million truckloads and 21 million t of goods last year. With the shift from road to rail, Hupac saved more than 1.3 million t of CO2 and around 14.5 billion megajoules of energy compared to pure road transport. This corresponds to a... more
Deploying hydrogen powered trucks in the Nordics
Manufacturer Quantron and Norwegian Hydrogen, operator of hydrogen refuelling stations, have formed five-year strategic partnership to promote hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks in the Nordic region, which includes Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Quantron is... more
A step further towards a net zero business
In UK, Biocair has added its first 100% electric vans to its fleet of delivery and collection vehicles. The acquisition is part of company’s effort to become a net zero business by 2024. The new units will be used to complete deliveries and collections at ambient... more
Transfesa's entire fleet to run silently by 2024
Transfesa Logistics is going to install low-noise brake blocks on wagons running in the Iberian Peninsula. The company has a total fleet of 2,662 wagons, of which the international units have already been fitted with low-noise brake blocks. With this project, to be carried out... more