Mossend rail service introduced 
MSC and its partner GB Railfreigt have launched a new railfreight service connecting Mossend in Scotland via Hams Hall, to Felixstowe and London Gateway in England, complementing MCS's two existing weekly calls into the Scottish ports of Grangemouth and Greenock. The Mossend... more
Emission-free deliveries in Los Angeles
Volvo Trucks North America has delivered three VNR Electric trucks to McLane Company for zero-tailpipe emission deliveries in Southern California. The vehicles, which have an operational range of up to 440 km, are the first Class 8 electric tractors to be put on the road for... more
Rail innovation arrives in West Africa
In Abidjan, Sitrail has taken delivery a new tamping-levelling-lining machine worth 2 billion CFA francs (more than EUR 3 million) for maintenance on the railway between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. This innovation, designed by Plasser & Theurer in Austria and... more
Efficient rail solution for energy transports
Canadian National Railways (CN) and the energy company Keyera have signed a memorandum of understanding that will leverage their joint expertise to evaluate the creation of a specialised clean energy terminal in Alberta’s industrial heartland. The partners believe that this new... more
More intermodal links for Czechia
Railcargo Group, the railfreight subsidiary of the Austrian railway ÖBB, has improved train services between Czechia and the North Sea ports. The new shuttle runs once a week in both directions between Melnik (Czechia) and Wilhemshaven (Germany) and offers connecting services to... more
First South Korean H2 trucks arrive in Germany
Bremerhaven-based Hylane has taken delivery of the first Hyundai hydrogen-powered trucks to arrive in Germany. They are the first seven of a total of 27 XCIENT fuel cell vehicles that will be delivered directly from the plant in South Korea to Germany in the coming weeks.... more
UK to receive new wagon type in September
The first JNA-X Box Wagon have rolled off the production line at Greenbriers plant in Romania. Leasing company Porterbrook ordered 50 vehicles of this new wagon type for GB Railfreight earlier this year. The wagons will be delivered to UK in two batches, with the first arriving... more
China launches another Southeast Asian service
A new train links China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi with Vietnam. The first train left Xi’an on Tuesday, 23 August 2022, marking the first China–Vietnam freight train route connecting Shaanxi and Vietnam, according to the Chinese government’s homepage. The train is... more
UK haulier expands facilities in Doncaster
Maritime Transport has taken an additional 160,000 sqm on a long-term lease at iPort, the multimodal logistics hub just outside Doncaster (UK), doubling the size of its HGV parking facility on-site. The forwarder can now accommodate up to 170 HGVs and 85 car parking spaces with... more
Alstom wins locomotive maintenance contract
Alstom has signed a contract with DB Cargo Belgium and DB Cargo Netherlands to provide full-service maintenance for the fleet of 60 DE-6400 locomotives operating in Belgium and the Netherlands. This fleet plays a key role in DB Cargo’s operations in the two countries, in... more