Aluminium helps achieve climate goals 
Aluminium manufacturer Hindalco has launched India’s first fully aluminium freight rail rakes, helping fast-track the country’s ambitious plans to modernise freight transportation and enable Indian Railways to make large carbon savings. The gleaming rakes are 180 t lighter than... more
40 t e-truck across the Arlberg pass
An eActros 300 truck participated in a series of tests as a tractor unit recently, in which it also crossed the Arlberg pass in Austria. Mercedes-Benz engineers loaded the semi-trailer to a total weight of 40 t for the test in Tyrol, which covered 111 km and overcame a total... more
Old loco – new lease of life
Wabtec has delivered a completely transformed locomotive to Canadian National Railways (CN) – the first locomotive in CN’s 50-unit order to be modernised by Wabtec. The CN locomotive was built in 2000 and over the past 22 years has hauled 20 million t of freight over 3,2 million... more
Long-haul truck with a hybrid reefer system
The Swedish long-haul forwarder Mangbergs Akeri is electrifying its fleet’s refrigeration systems with support of partner Frigoblock, a brand of Thermo King. The project includes installing FK25 electric refrigeration units on Scania V8 engine trucks, and adding Frigoblock... more
Enhancing rail services in Europe
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has added a new train service to its German network to connect Dörpen in northern German with Duisburg and Ludwigshafen. The shuttle operates three roundtrips per week and offers onward links to Italy and Southeast Europe. From Duisburg there... more
Data technology for tank cars
Liquid gas tank manufacturer Chemet has commissioned technology specialist Nexxiot to digitise the monitoring of tank cars. Chemet, which is based in Poland and France, is thus the first manufacturer in Europe to offer compressed gas tank cars with digital technology. The... more
Fourteen locomotives for international trade
The FS Group’s logistics hub is expanding its fleet of interoperable locomotives: It recently signed a five-year agreement with the European electric locomotive leasing company Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), which will supply 14 Siemens Vectron E193 DACHINL locomotives.... more
Leasing company joins top 12
In just its second year since it joined the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (Gresb) assessment programme, the German-based wagon leasing company VTG has earned 99 out of 100 possible points (2021: 96) in the prestigious ranking. This score enabled VTG to move up... more
East-West Gate to handle up to 1 million containers
Europe's largest onshore intermodal logistics terminal opened in Fényeslitke, Hungary, near the Ukrainian border. The East-West Gate (EWG) can transload containers between standard and wide gauges and between trains and trucks. The terminal can handle up to 1 million 20-foot... more
Massive expansion of intermodal fleet
530 factory-new intermodal wagons had rolled in by the end of Q3/2022, with a further 250 wagons to follow by the end of the year: Ermewa is pushing ahead with the expansion of its European offer in the intermodal segment. A total of 780 modern Sgmmnss 40', Sgnss 60', Sggrss 80'... more