New life for old batteries 
Korean carmaker Kia and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have partnered to re-use used lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles to create efficient and cost-effective energy storage systems for green electricity. For example, they can save surplus electricity from photovoltaic systems... more
Increased productivity for FTL carrier
XPO Logistics is investing in Digitisation. A newly implemented technology tool will help full truckload (FTL) carriers to enhance their productivity and utilise their vehicles more efficiently. The new capabilities are part of XPO’s transport technology ecosystem built around... more
First new sawn timber wagon arrives in Finland
Fenniarail is expanding its timber transport business. For UPM-Kymmene, a producer of forest industry products, the Finnish operator recently started raw wood rail transport services using its own locomotives and UPM-managed raw wood wagons. Timber is transported from... more
Hupac to launch transshipment terminal in Poland
The Swiss combined transport operator Hupac now opened the new transhipment terminal in Brwinów Poland, located about 25 km southwest of Warsaw. The facility is intended to support the sustainable exchange of goods in Central and Eastern Europe and boost the expansion of... more
Driver shortage continues to increase
In its latest European report, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) says that commercial driver shortages continue to plague Europe’s mobility. In Europe, up to 425,000 truck driver positions, or 10% of the total, remained unfilled in 2021, forecast to jump to 14% by... more
More agricultural transports to China
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) have decided to strengthen their cooperation in the international rail and multimodal transport sector. The member states Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia signed an agreement to this effect at the Eastern Forum in Vladivostok... more
Mining company to test fossil-free ore transport
Mining company Kaunis Iron is investing in green iron ore transports. In partnership with Volvo Trucks, it will test heavy electric trucks of 74 t in a unique project. Kaunis Iron has earmarked SEK 0.5 billion (EUR 46,500) for the acquisition of new electric trucks. Today,... more
Expanded online booking service
With immediate effect, the booking platform Fast Track has also gone on stream at the German DUSS Terminal Munich-Riem allowing VTG customers at this terminal to go online and book single wagons (90-foot container carriers) for maritime and continental transports at any time.... more
Renault builds new trucks recycling facility
Increasing its focus on the circular economy, truck manufacturer Renault is setting up a used parts factory recycling plant in Vénissieux, France, where trucks will be dismantled and their parts reused. Renault Trucks has been investing in the circular economy for five... more
Ten more tippers for Cemex
Building materials company Cemex has added ten new Volvo FM 460 8x4 tippers to its UK fleet, all meeting Transport for London’s direct vision standard (DVS) rating. The new trucks will work out of the depot in Greenwich and be used to deliver aggregates and sand to... more