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
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