Autonomous freight delivery in Texas 
The self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics has started a partnership with Ikea Supply Chain Operations by piloting autonomous freight deliveries in Texas, USA. The cooperation includes a Kodiak autonomous heavy-duty truck transporting products seven days a week between... more
Hydrogen-powered ro-ro tractors to roll by 2023
Volvo Penta, CMB.TECH and Ports of Stockholm have entered into a collaborative relationship as part of an important hydrogen investment in Stockholm Norvik Port, Sweden, with the first pilot ro-ro tractor due to be delivered in 2023. In the collaborative pilot, CMB.Tech will... more
Swiss hydrogen initiative reaches milestone
A programme to decarbonise heavy goods transport with hydrogen has been underway in Switzerland for two years now. At the first H2 Trucker Meeting in Olten, the initiative celebrated a memorable milestone: 20 hydrogen electric trucks of the Hyundai brand have now jointly... more
Container railway station project continues
The initiators behind the Augsburg Region Freight Village (GVZ) project in Germany have signed a purchase agreement with DB Netz for a plot of land covering 85,000 sqm, thus taking the next step towards the building of a container railway station. With the contract, DB Netz... more
RZDL: validated pharma transports
A batch of RZD Logistics (RZDL) reefer containers has been validated for the transport of medicines and medical equipment. The procedure assesses the quality and completeness of the reefer container equipment and its ability to maintain the required temperature conditions.... more
1,000 French e-trucks on Europe’s roads
Renault Trucks' French plant in Blainville-sur-Orne (Normandy) has been producing 100% electric medium-duty trucks in series since 2020. 1,000 electric trucks with 16, 19 and 26 t have already rolled off the plant’s production line. The vehicles are in use all over Europe.... more
More capacity between Germany, Sweden and Finland
Samskip has added over 10% more capacity to its multimodal connections between Germany and Scandinavia with the launch of three-times weekly block train services in cooperation with Hector Rail. The all-electric train links the Duisburg Hohenbudberg terminal and the Rostock... more
Hamburg's smart trucks to blaze the trail
This is the first time a smart truck is to be deployed in an urban environment. The trial will be conducted in Hamburg, Germany, and is scheduled to last four years. The aim of the Modi project is to test solutions and potentials of the highest level of automation without a... more
Wabtec wins major services contract
Manufacturer Wabtec has signed a services contract with leasing company Akiem to provide maintenance of critical equipment for locomotive fleets in Europe. The agreement, which is to run for the next five years, covers brake components, pantographs and Heating, Ventilation... more
Hydrogen vans in UK certified
Developer First Hydrogen has received the UK road certification for its first zero emission light commercial vehicles. The vehicles will now be able to undergo customer trials on public roads commencing January 2023 for a period of 24 months. The vans will be trialled in... more