Joining forces to augment intermodal services 
MSC and FS Group have signed a MoU to create synergies in logistics. The agreement will initially aim at checking the opportunities and mutual interest to implement a commercial and operational partnership project to develop intermodal services. FS’s Polo Logistica... more
Transit time significantly shortened
India and Iran have successfully concluded the first pilot of a fully digital intermodal TIR transport, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) reported. The container was released less than a day after arriving in Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, which would have otherwise taken... more
Spanish fresh products now shipped to UK by rail
Maersk subsidiary Sealand is launching a new rail product from Spain to UK. The new transport option is especially tailored for Spanish fresh produce, has flexible capacity and will initially offer three weekly departures from Valencia terminal to Barking terminal in East... more
The more users, the greener the road transport
DHL Freight is launching the Go Green Plus service to reduce CO2 emissions for road transport. This is achieved through carbon insetting, which focuses on decarbonising road haulage through investments in low- and zero emission technologies and fuels. Offsetting, on the... more
Helping to spread hydrogen technology
The implementation of hydrogen technologies in rail transport is accelerating. For railway operators, the availability of hydrogen supplies and refuelling stations is of key importance for the introduction into service of rail vehicles powered by hydrogen cells. The Polish... more
Traffic jams on Swiss roads cost billions
Switzerland’s roads accumulate almost 200,000 hours of delays every day because cars and trucks get stuck in traffic jams or make slow progress. The lost time costs money. According to the latest calculations by the Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), delay costs... more
Class I to develop rail facility in California
BNSF Railways is planning to invest more than USD 1.5 billion in constructing a state-of-the-art master-planned rail facility in Southern California, the first to be developed by a Class 1 railroad. The Barstow International Gateway will contain a rail yard, an intermodal... more
Pallet-Track network is growing in UK
Logistics services provider Aramex UK has joined the Pallet-Track network as part of an aggressive growth strategy in UK. Headquartered in Dubai – UAE, the multinational business currently operates in more than 60 countries worldwide. Its portfolio comprises international... more
Iberia and Italy have a new land and sea service
XPO Logistics has launched a new land and sea transport service between the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, managing daily freight flows outbound and inbound between the ports of Barcelona and Valencia (Spain) and Savona (Italy). XPO moves goods by trailer from their place of... more
Alpha Trains to acquire 15 more Vectrons
Leasing company Alpha Trains has ordered 15 additional Vectron locomotives as part of a framework agreement signed with manufacturer Siemens in November 2021. With this latest order, Alpha Trains will have more than 65 Vectron locomotives at its disposal and increase the... more