Honours for most sustainable carrier 
Stobart in UK has won the Transporeon award – most sustainable carrier – multimodal award for 2022 for its outstanding customer commitment, the highest transparency and lowest carbon footprint in the performance of its transport services. Over 130,000 carriers worldwide were in... more
Best week ever for grain movement
During the week of 16 October 2022, Canadian National Railways (CN) moved over 806,000 t of grain from Western Canada, exceeding its previous record by over 50,000 t. The result represents the best week ever for grain movement, CN said. This record also comes on the heels of... more
Equipping 1,000+ rail cars for coal transports
DB Cargo is transporting coal by goods train to the power plant operator Steag in the German federal state of Saarland. The Bexbach power plant near Neunkirchen is thus one of the first large power plants to benefit from the recently created "priority corridors" for... more
Czech intermodal terminal now open for business
Innofreight and its partners - operators Medlog Czech Republic, Budamar Logistics and CD Cargo Logistics - recently celebrated the opening of the Mosnov Intermodal Transport Terminal in Czechia. Well situated on the Czech, Slovakian and Polish borders, the terminal connects... more
Increased transparency in groupage handling
In collaboration with Fraunhofer IML, Dachser has developed an innovation in groupage logistics and implemented it in a practical setting. In what is known as the @ILO terminal, a complete digital image of all a transit terminal’s packages, assets, and processes - a “digital... more
Road-rail service for plastic pipes
In UK, XPO Logistics has introduced an innovative road-rail freight solution to reduce emissions for Wavin, a manufacturer of plastic pipe systems. After a trial in June this year, the new road-rail option has now been implemented through a rail service agreement with Malcolm... more
Ukraine and Moldova: better links with TEN-T
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have launched a feasibility study to assess how to better connect the Ukrainian and Moldovan railway networks with the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The study is a key step in preparing for better... more
Shuttle links Poland with Southern France
CFL Multimodal has launched a new weekly intermodal service in cooperation with Klog Transport. The shuttle connects the VIIA terminal Sète in France with the CLIP terminal Swarzedz near Poznan in Poland. The first train on the 1,600 km route carried 38 semi-trailers loaded with... more
H2 truck with hydraulically operated hookloader
Special vehicle specialist Paul Group and crane and lifting solutions provider Palfinger have jointly developed a pre-series vehicle with hydrogen fuel cell technology and integrated electro-hydraulically operated hook tackle. The Palfinger Telescopic T15A has a maximum... more
2,000 e-trucks for European road networks
DB Schenker has placed a pre-order for 2,000 e-trailers with Trailer Dynamics. The vehicles will be used successively in European road networks from 2024. The investment is a further step for Schenker towards the electrification of land transport. The trailers can be... more