New system to levy road tolls in Switzerland 
The Swiss federal council is planning to introduce an EETS-compatible procedure in Switzerland. To this end, the system for levying tolls/heavy goods vehicle tax (LSVA) must be technically upgraded and a legal basis for authorising service providers to record the kilometres... more
85 locomotives for cross-border operations
The French leasing company Akiem has ordered 65 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The ordered locomotives have a maximum power of 6.4 megawatts and can be delivered with a top speed of either 200 or 230 km/h. They can be used for cross-border... more
Rail operations provider selected for industrial park
Watco has been selected as the new rail operator of the Great Plains Industrial Park (GPIP) in Parsons, Kansas (USA). The transport company will begin its services on 1 January 2023. GPIP is served by Union Pacific Railroad and has more than 27.5 sqkm of property and 42 km... more
Disputed alternatives on the Black Sea 
Maritime transport between Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia and Russia under scrutiny War and naval mines are one thing, trade and transport interests another. Freight transport on the Black Sea needs a degree of reorientation. New maritime connections from Bulgaria to Georgia and... more
Shorter transit times to Romania and Turkey
In response to increasing demand, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is introducing a new non-stop service: containers (20 to 45 feet), swap bodies and craneable semi-trailers, including hazardous goods, now travel non-stop by rail from Genk (Belgium) via the Ruhr region in Germany to... more
Testing eco-friendly HGVs in Alberta
Alberta (Canada)-based commercial carriers will soon be able to test commercial vehicles that operate with alternative, energy-efficient fuels within their regular business operations. In autumn 2022, the Alberta Motor Transport Association (Amta) and partners will start the... more
Support for Slovakian modal shift
The European Commission has approved a EUR 30 million Slovak scheme to encourage freight transport to shift from road-only to combined road-rail and road-inland waterway transport. The scheme will run until 31 December 2027. It is intended to support the development of new... more
Trucking LNG from Croatia northwards
The energy company Avenir LNG has signed a joint collaboration agreement (JCA) with the Croatian LNG trade company PPD. The partners will initially focus on the sale and distribution of LNG by truck and small-scale LNG vessels from the Krk LNG Terminal (Croatia) to off-grid... more
Cleaner winged shoes
More than 1 million consignments a year by rail. Hermes Germany recently transported cross-border consignments by rail for the first time. The company aims to shift 1.3 million consignments a year on a 625 km route between Magdeburg, 130 km west of Berlin, and Łódz, 130 km... more
Industrial railway testing new fuel
In Germany, Dortmunder Eisenbahn, a subsidiary of the rail logistics company Captrain, is testing the Clean Diesel fuel developed by the green tech start-up Heion. In the pilot project, 30,000 litres of the fuel will be refuelled in locomotives for the first time worldwide.... more