Forward automation: pilot project in Tallinn 
HHLA Next, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik’s innovation unit, is investing in Fernride's solution to accelerate automation and sustainability in its logistics processes and address the lack of truck drivers. En route to automated transport logistics, Fernride’s first step is to... more
Three new locos for freight and building sites
The rail transport company Hamburger Rail Service (HRS) is leasing three new Siemens locomotives from Northrail. Two of the traction units are Smartron electric locomotives and one is Vectron Dual Mode locomotive. The first of the two Smartron locomotives has already been... more
More traction units to bolster interstate service
Qube in Australia is acquiring twelve new GT46 locomotives from Progress Rail. With 4,500 horsepower, the heavy-haul units will be used for Qube’s new interstate services between Melbourne and Sydney. The GT46s will be delivered in New South Wales, commencing August 2023. ... more
Mass production of XD and XF Electric ready to go
The road haulage company DAF is expanding its production facilities with a new electric truck assembly factory in Eindhoven (Netherlands), where the production of the new generation DAF XD and XF Electric is set to commence this spring. These fully electric vehicles provide... more
A second lease of life
With the help of equipment service provider TIP, DSV will refurbish 1,100 trailers to use on its European lanes rather than replacing them with new units. The forwarder plans to put the first refurbished trailers on the road already at the end of January 2023 and will finish... more
ERA certificate awarded for Sweden and Denmark
TX Logistik will be operating in Denmark and Sweden with a new single safety certificate. In the successful re-certification, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) assured the company that it fulfils all legal requirements for safe railway operations in both... more
UK e-truck manufacturer set for mass production
Tevva has secured the European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 7.5 t battery-electric truck, which means that the company can start producing and selling in volume in UK and Europe. Tevva is the first British company to receive an ECWTA for a 7.5t... more
Nurminen expands Finnish business
The Estonian state-owned railway company Operail has signed the contract to sell its subsidiary Operail Finland, which provides freight transport services in Finland, to the Finnish logistics company Nurminen Logistics. The sales price is EUR 27.7. The purchase will take effect... more
VGT launches rail logistics brand in Lithuania
VTG Rail Logistics has stepped up its presence in the Baltics. With effect from 1 January 2023, VTG Project Logistics has shifted its focus and is now offering a complete portfolio of VTG solutions under the new brand VTG Rail Logistics Baltics, which will be headed by its... more
Expanding rail to truck transload facilities
In USA, Iowa Interstate Railroad (Iais) has purchased Iowa City’s Industrial Campus plot to develop a new rail to truck transloading facility. The site, including an existing rail spur, connects to the 920 km Iais network, providing shippers with direct access to all seven... more