Bridge in Zambia re-opened for freight trains
The Chambeshi railway bridge on the Chambeshi River in Kanchibiya District, Zambia has been re-opened following the completion of repair works. However, passage is currently limited to freight trains travelling at a restricted running speed, as readings are taken to gauge the... more
Testing e-vehicles in Hamburg
The first three Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in Europe have started their demonstration phase at the German port in Hamburg. The BEV is a completely redesigned electric vehicle. The deployment of the zero-emission, fully electric heavy-duty semitrailer... more
Partnership to improve supply-chain efficiency
RSI Logistics and Madison Railroad are partnering to operate the US short line rail road’s recently acquired 89,000 sqm transload site in Madison, Indiana (USA). The partnership will improve supply chains for local suppliers and shippers, expand the transloading services and... more
Large quantities of grain transported from Ukraine
From the outbreak of the war until the end of August, the Austrian Rail Cargo Group transported 580,000 t of grain from Ukraine, with over 145,000 t in August alone. A large part of the deliveries in August went to grain processing companies in Hungary, followed by companies... more
Faster, safer and closer trailer services
The multi-brand, full-service workshop concept 'Alltrucks Truck & Trailer Service' and BPW Bergische Achsen have inked an international cooperation agreement. With his partnership, BPW will enhance its service networks with Alltrucks workshops in Germany, the... more
1,400 exhibitors to present innovations
The IAA Transportation 2022 exhibition will open in Hanover (Germany) tomorrow, 20 September. Formerly known as IAA Commercial Vehicles, which focused on light and heavy commercial vehicles, the new concept covers the entire transport and logistics spectrum. Over five days,... more
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