A land bridge through the sand 
Stimulate freight transport by expanding Saudi Arabia’s rail infrastructure. Saudi Arabian Railways’ network covers approximately 5,000 km today. Over the next five to seven years it is set to be expanded to 8,000 km, which should give a boost to the ‘Vision 2030’ that the... more
Five weekly night runs to Scotland 
Eversholt Rail has reached agreement with Varamis Rail to lease a Class 321 Swift Express Freight train to deliver light goods at high speed in UK. Varamis will be running services five nights a week from Birmingham to Scotland for a major parcel carrier. Class 321 Swift... more
Bringing European e-mobility to North America
German-based Quantron supplies numerous European customers with battery- and hydrogen-electric commercial vehicles for the long-term reduction of C02 emissions. Its Quinton-as-a-service platform also offers a 360° product & solution ecosystem with around zero-emission... more
US class I railway to expand business
CSX has been chosen as the rail transportation partner for a new USD 2.5 billion low-carbon aluminium recycling and rolling plant built by Novelis in Bay Minette, Alabama (USA). The facility will be the first fully integrated aluminium mill built in USA in 40 years. In... more
General cargo network gains two more partners
Oneflow and Heinrich von Wirth joining the German general cargo network Online Systemlogistik (OSL). Oneflow's catchment area covers the region east of Düsseldorf between Ratingen and Hilden; this was previously the responsibility of Spedition Kleine, which will leave OSL at the... more
Rostock-Kaldenkirchen rail service launched
Cargo Beamer has added the Kaldenkirchen - Rostock route to its portfolio as the first line operating exclusively in Germany. On a total of six roundtrips per week, Cargo Beamer enables customers to transport craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers as well as P400,... more
More e-trucks for Southern California
The US transport company Performance Team, an affiliate of Maersk, has deployed its first Class 8 battery-electric trucks from Volvo Trucks North America in Southern California. The e-trucks are designed to handle local and regional distribution with a range of up to 445 km on a... more
Transport activities transferred
In the Netherlands, Synerlogic has transferred its transport activities to Melis Logistics, effective 1 October 2022. Synerlogic has been managing chemical distribution and return of empty packaging as part of the supply chain for its customers for decades. Melis Logistics... more
Utah to receive new railport
Savage, a provider of industrial logistics infrastructure, is planning to construct, own and operate a multi-commodity railport in Iron County, Utah, northwest of Cedar City. The Savage Railport – Southern Utah will provide transloading services to connect critical supply... more
Saudi Arabia completes new rail link
With a special ceremony, the Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has celebrated its new constructed rail connection linking country’s East Track with the North Track. The new line is 124 km long. The operation is expected to start in Q1/2023. The rail line will serve the industrial... more