Gotthard: test runs in the west tunnel 
Following the derailment of a freight train a year ago, the 57 km Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is now due to be fully reopened on 2 September. Trial operations have been running since yesterday (Monday, 19 August 2024). A passenger train from Chiasso to Basel... more
Austria goes paperless
The digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for international road freight has entered into force in Austria, providing the legal foundation for fully paperless road freight. Austria is the 37th country to join e-CMR. The switch from paper-based to fully... more
VTG delivers HOA hopper wagons to UK
The new HOA hoppers were built at Greenbrier’s wagon manufacturing facility in Poland. VTG recently delivered the first batch of 34 of the 203 vehicles to Mendip Rail in UK. The remaining wagons are scheduled for completion and delivery throughout autumn and up to May 2025.... more
Increased rail capacity in Virginia
After two years of construction, the central rail yard of the US port of Virginia has been enhanced with two new rail track bundles and three all-electric cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes. The extension gives additional rail capacity to the port to handle total 2 million... more
Cargo-Partner tests e-truck in Slovenia
The Scania P25 electric truck is designed for use in urban, suburban and intercity traffic. It can carry up to 20 m of cargo with a capacity of up to 18 pallet places. The battery pack has a range of 200 to 250 km per charge, with a consumption of 95 to 110 kilowatt-hours per... more
TIR trade route Kashgar - Kabul opened
The Kashgar TIR Logistics Hub in northwest China’s Xinjiang region consolidates all essential TIR transit services under one roof and serves for goods transported to western Asia and beyond. To accelerate the transport services, a new trade route to Afghanistan has now been... more
150 Volvo FH Aeros
Maritime Transport has ordered 150 new Volvo FH Aero with I-Save 6x2 tractor units, the largest FH Aero order in the UK to-date. The first 20 vehicles are already operational at the haulier’s 41 sites in the UK, including eight strategic railfreight terminals. The new... more
AD Ports invests in Tbilisi Dry Port
The group has acquired a 60% majority stake of the intermodal logistics hub in Georgia. The rail-linked facility is scheduled to become operational by October 2024. The new hub is strategically positioned between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea, at the heart of the Middle... more
Austrian carrier adds more intermodal services
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a non-stop transfer service offering two round trips per week between Salzburg (Austria) and Augsburg (Germany). It has also added a new weekly round trip from Krusevac (Serbia), via the Hungarian terminal Bilk (Budapest) to Duisburg... more
Gruber and Siemens choose e-trucks
The electric truck has taken over transports within a radius of 100 km for Siemens Smart Infrastructure’s plant for low-voltage switchgear in Leipzig, Germany. Gruber Logistics’ vehicle covers an average of 250 km a day or 60,000 km a year - with zero emissions. It is fuelled... more