Derailment results in safety measures 
The US class I railway Norfolk Southern has presented a six-point plan to immediately enhance the safety of its operations. The initiatives are based on the preliminary findings published by the National Transportation Safety Board following a derailment in East Palestine... more
First toll service without on-board unit
The French toll service provider Axxès and the technology company Continental are set to offer toll services for commercial vehicle fleets that don’t rely on on-board units (OBUs). Data from the VDO DTCO 4.1, the next Continental version of the intelligent tachograph, will be... more
Rennes: improved access to North Sea ports
The transport company La Haye is introducing a new train service between Rennes and the port of Lille in France. It is scheduled to start next Monday, 13 March with initially three round trips per week. The traction provider is Captrain France. The new train will give... more
Coal shipments doubled
Following the halt of gas deliveries from Russia, Germany reactivated several coal-fired power plants in reserve in autumn 2022. Since then, German railfreight has already delivered more than 3 million t of hard coal to around 15 German coal-fired power plants. To transport... more
Trucks deliver humanitarian aid
MBS Logistics, Germany, has transported urgently required relief supplies to the earthquake zone in Turkey. The first of four trucks has already arrived in Gaziosmanpaşa near Istanbul. The vehicle was primarily loaded with 33 pallets full of donations from Centershop with warm... more
DB Schenker visits e-truck plant
Volta Trucks recently welcomed a delegation of DB Schenker in Steyr, Austria, to see the final prototype generation of the all-electric Volta Zero truck in pre-production. 150 of these trucks will be delivered later this year. The forwarder will use the vehicles to transport... more
Heavy haul locomotives ordered for Brazil
The Brazilian logistics company VLI has ordered nine Wabtec Evolution Series locomotives for about BRL 200 million (EUR 36.22 million). The ES43BBI model is a 4,500 hp heavy-haul locomotive specifically designed for 1,000 mm gauge railways in Brazil. The first units are expected... more
Special design for fast handling
Quantron has handed over an innovative e-transporter with a lifting superstructure to last-mile specialist Rhenus Home Delivery. The QLI BEV 7.2 t vehicle was specially developed for uncomplicated and emission-free deliveries from micro-depots directly to the end customer. It... more
Kazakhstan to electrify its rolling stock
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) receives a loan from the French bank Société Générale and Natixis to purchase 105 freight and passenger electric locomotives from manufacturer Electrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty (EKZ) in Astana, Kazakhstan. The relevant credit agreement was recently signed in... more
Gas station network growing in Europe
On Turtle runs a network of more than 1,700 service stations in Europe, 150 of which offer natural gas refuelling. In total, the gas network has grown by 40% in one year and now serves ten European countries - Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria,... more