Express rail service for Chinese e-vehicles 
Hellmann is now offering a door-to-door express rail service between China and Europe for whole vehicles two to three times a week. The journey takes just 30 days. The cars are first transported from the factory in China to the Hellmann loading stations, where they are put... more
Channel Tunnel enhances freight services
Eurotunnel is launching First. The new subscription-based offer includes a range of innovative services, including priority access to check-in lanes, boarding lanes, the Douane/Sivep customs and plant and animal control centres. Digitisation of the customer journey also allows... more
Gatik delivers for Kroger in Texas
Gatik is working with America’s Grocer Kroger to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network. Under the agreement, Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport fresh products from a Kroger customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in Dallas, Texas,... more
Three for Logport III
Samskip, Duisport and TX Logistik have founded a JV - “Ziel Terminal” - to jointly operate the CT terminal at Logport III in Duisburg-Hohenbudberg (Germany). Samskip owns 49.8% of the shares, with Duisport and TX Logistik holding 25.1% each. Duisport will lease the terminal... more
Albatros-Express network grows
Transfracht is enhancing its Albatros Express portfolio in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In Germany, the company is expanding its services to the German seaports on the Frankfurt route and now offering twelve weekly departures to Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven.... more
EU’s flagship hydrogen truck project kicks off
The International Road Transport Union (IRU), its members Fiap (Italy) and UTNRR (Romania) and the Austrian Economic Chamber (through IRU member Aiso) have joined the H2 Accelerate Trucks project to advance the decarbonisation of long-haul trucking in the European Union. The... more
First e-trains for India’s Northeast
Indian Railway (IR) is pushing ahead its plans to become net zero carbon emitter by 2030 at full throttle. In an endeavour to ensure complete electrification, IR’s affiliate Northeast Frontier Railway has achieved another milestone by commissioning two new electrified stretches... more
A cross-industry project to measure emissions
The Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and original equipment manufacturers will be working together in a cross-industry project to create a standard methodology for calculating and reporting on automotive... more
Easy booking for rail and intermodal services
The Austrian-based ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is joining Transporeon and integrating its offerings and services on the transportation management platform. Customers will have access to a fully integrated modus operandi for rail and intermodal transports as part of the end-to-end... more
Smartphone app to replace plastic card
The so-called “Brummi Card”, which truck drivers can obtain from the German Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL), is going digital in cooperation with the Autobahn Tank & Rast Group and Trusted Carrier: the bonus card, previously issued in cheque... more