Morocco ready in 2040 
ONCF awards three contracts to expand its network. The next step towards the expansion of the Moroccan railway enterprise ONCF’s track network has now been taken. The expansion will be tackled by mixed Moroccan-foreign consortia, with Korean participation in the projects... more
Boost for railfreight 
Railfreight operators Ferrotramviaria, For Fer, Hupac, Medlog Italia, Medway Italia, Mercitalia Logistics (FS Italiane Group), Rail Cargo Carrier Italia and Rail Traction have joined forces to form Fermerci. With their cooperation, the companies aim to increase railfreight... more
ETS II: IRU demands a gradual roll-out
The European Parliament has approved the extension of the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS II) to road transport and buildings. The road transport sector is concerned about this decision which is associated with a very real risk of an increased cost base, without any... more
A brake on electricity costs for CT traffic
In Germany, the mega hub Hannover Lehrte and Mortara transport services are boosting transport volumes: Kombiverkehr shifted a total of 937,959 truck consignments or 1.88 million teu to rail in 2021, 9.3% above 2020 levels. With this improvement, the company has achieved a... more
Testing a third CO2-neutral option
A truck that emits only water vapour, generates the required electricity in the vehicle itself and has a range of up to 1,000 km: hydrogen-powered fuel cells will soon make this possible. Volvo Trucks has already started testing such vehicles in a protected environment. They are... more
Carbon neutral transport of semi-trailers
All services offered by Cargo Beamer and the company itself are carbon neutral retroactively since the beginning of 2022. TÜV Nord Cert has now issued the necessary certificates. On average, rail transport with Cargo Beamer saves about 85% of CO2 emissions compared to road... more
80 additional electric vehicles at once
DHL Express is to add 80 electric vehicles (EVs) to its Singapore fleet, in partnership with land transport specialist Comfort Del Gro. Together with the ten EVs that are already in its fleet, DHL Express will have a total of 90 EVs on Singapore’s roads by October 2022. DHL... more
Support for Italy’s railfreight sector
The European Commission has approved EUR 374 million of financial support to compensate Italian railfreight companies for the damage suffered due to the coronavirus pandemic. The funds will be available for companies operating along the rail transport and logistics chain. As... more
A milestone for ‘Cargo Sous Terrain’ in Switzerland
A Swiss law on underground freight systems will come into force on 15 July 2022. The law creates the conditions for the approval of the privately-initiated Cargo Sous Terrain (CST) project. At the same time, the Swiss government amended two annexes to ordinances that are also... more
Eurogate adds Fenyeslitke terminal to its network
Eurogate Rail Hungary (ERH) is incorporating the East-West Gate terminal (EWG) in Fenyeslitke in Hungary into its rail network. The two companies have signed a cooperation agreement to this effect. Under this agreement, ERH will offer connections to Fenyeslitke as a... more