Growing with additional services 
RZD Logistics (RZDL) is expanding its services from the stations of the East Siberian Railway. As a first step, the logistics arm of the Russian railway company has opened a 3,500 sqm goods warehouse at the Kirenga terminal. In addition to an unloading area for 95 wagons, the... more
50 t of CO2 saved
Electric refrigeration specialist Hultsteins has helped Salford Van Hire cut CO2 for its client Danish Crown. The food supplier’s UK heavy vehicle fleet comprises eight 13.6 m refrigerated trailers and five DAF tractor units. They were supplied by Salford and are equipped... more
Estonian-made locomotive licenced in Finland
After nearly a year of test drives and administrative processes, Finland has granted permission for the first C30-MF locomotive constructed in Operail’s depot in Tapa, Estonia, to operate on Finland’s public railways. Operail Finland has so far carried out shunting... more
26 forwarders acquired in just eight years
PS Logistics has finalised the acquisition of Noble Trucking and Noble Logistics via its DMT Trucking subsidiary. The price of the transaction was not disclosed. The transaction will further strengthen DMT Trucking’s operations in USA with the addition of over 400 power... more
Short line rail road starts operation
Kinston Railroad (KNR) recently began operating rail services in North Carolina, USA. The wholly owned subsidiary of Jaguar Transport Holdings acquired leasehold rights to 10 km of track owned by the NC department of transportation. The railroad will interchange with Norfolk... more
Solution to improve container use
The Azerbaijani transport company ADY Container recently carried out a new intermodal transport from Azerbaidjan to China for aluminium producer Azeraliumium using the Trans-Caspian transport route. The block train runs from Ganja to Pinguyan and transports 50 forty feet... more
Swiss transport group expands in Turkey
Interrail, a rail transport services provider headquartered in St Gallen (Switzerland), has opened an independent operating company in Turkey. The new company is registered under the name InterRail Uluslararası Nakliyat ve Lojistik Hizmetler T.A.S. and is based in Istanbul.... more
Fully electric medicine transport
Georges Riederer is driving decarbonisation forward. The Swiss transport company has taken delivery of three fully electric E-Tech Masters from Renault. The vehicles will be used primarily to transport medicines over the last mile to pharmacies and drugstores in Switzerland.... more
Rijeka gains significance as European gateway
A new direct cargo rail service has been launched with the creation of the first regular train connection between the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in Rijeka, Croatia, and Paskov in Czechia. The Maersk rail service runs up to two times per week. It is operated by... more
Construction activity impacts combined transport
Traffic on Hupac's network amounted to 575,000 road consignments in H1/2022, representing a small increase of 1% compared to 2021. After a lively development in Q1/2022, traffic slumped in April and June due to route closures and capacity restrictions caused by extensive... more