Up-to-date system for all-electric reefer units 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Transport Europe (MTTE) has selected Orbcomm as telematics provider for outfitting refrigerated trailers in Europe. MTTE will install the new temperature monitoring solution on its new, all-electric reefer units, which are eco-friendly to... more
More than EUR 5 billion for key infrastructure
A call for proposals has been launched under the connecting Europe facility (CEF) for transport programme. It makes EUR 5.12 billion available for projects aimed at upgrading and improving European transport infrastructure. Projects funded under this call will help to... more
Ore enrichment plant travels more than 5,000 km
RZD Logistics (RZDL) recently successfully handled a special transport for a mining plant in Eastern Siberia (Russia), delivering an ore enrichment plant with a diameter of over 4 m. The cargo was transported by road from the production site in the Moscow region to... more
84 million tkm shifted from road to rail
PSA Italy says that its Southern Express rail link between Basel (Switzerland) and Genoa (Italy) can reduce CO2 emissions by 83% and energy consumption by 49% compared to moving the cargo by road. This statement is based on the findings of a simulation tool developed by the... more
Duty-free rail corridor between Trieste and Fürnitz
In order to provide more options to shift freight transports to rail, ÖBB is planning to expand the logistics centre Austria Süd (LCA-Süd) in Fürnitz in Carinthia and establish a rail duty-free corridor between Trieste and Fürnitz. The facility can then be developed into an... more
Building an H2 alliance
Canadian fuel cell expert Ballard Power Systems and German hydrogen system specialist Neumann & Esser have secured a minority stake in Quantron, a specialist in battery and hydrogen electric commercial vehicles. Ballard Power is also entering into a development... more
New business in Poland
Railpool has announced that it will open a new subsidiary in Poznań, Poland on 1 October 2022. The new branch will be headed by Robert Nowakowski. The rail vehicle leasing company has been present at the Polish market since 2009. The foundation of a subsidiary in Poland is a... more
No more locomotive change at the border in Hodos
The Slovenian company Primol-Rail, part of PKP Cargo International, recently dispatched the first two container trains through the modernised crossing in Hodos, between Slovenia and Hungary, using its own multisystem Vectron locomotives.The modernised track now allows the... more
First EffiShunter 1000 arrives in Sweden
The CZ Loko plant in Jihlava (Czechia) experienced a historic moment when it dispatched the first of a total of five EffiShunter 1000 locomotives ordered by Trainpoint to Sweden. The locomotive is expected to enter service during the first months of 2023.The four-axle... more
100 candles for US short-line railroad
The Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE) is celebrating 100 years of service to the Gulf Coast region. Since 1922, the US short-line railroad has played a vital role in developing many businesses along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coasts.The 70 km railway line extends from... more