DB Schenker joins forces with USA Truck 
Germany-based multimodal transport specialist DB Schenker is acquiring all outstanding shares of USA Truck for a total of USD 435 million. The combination advances the two company’s shared vision to become the premier North American transportation solutions provider, DB Schenker... more
Support for modernising India’s railways
The World Bank’s board has approved a USD 245 million loan to support India’s efforts to modernise railfreight and logistics infrastructure. The rail logistics project will help India shift more traffic from road to rail, making transport—both freight and passenger—more... more
Autonomous driving pilot to start in Norway
Mobility Forus, Boreal, Nordland County Municipality, Bodo Municipality and the Finnish self-driving technology company Sensible 4 are partnering to carry out the world’s first long-term autonomous driving service north of the Arctic Circle in the city of Bodo, Norway. The... more
Mining company orders 5,000 gondola cars
In Russia, United Wagon Company and Ural Mining Group have signed a memorandum to supply 5,000 gondola cars. The freight cars will be delivered in batches until 2024. The 12-9853 gondola car with hatches is manufactured at the Russian Tikhvin freight car building plant,... more
Ferries on wheels 
DFDS adds a railfreight division to its portfolio. The topic isn’t entirely new for the Danish enterprise DFDS, but with the recent takeover of Prime Rail in Germany, the line is now taking transport by rail combined with classic ferry traffic to a new level. more
Adding an intermodal service for containers
Metrans is responding to ever-increasing demand for intermodal services and long-standing congestion problems in many ports. Traffic volumes in the German port of Wilhelmshaven, for example, are constantly growing, either on regular shipping routes or when the port is used as an... more
Railways to transport more grain from Ukraine
In addition to aid deliveries to Ukraine, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has also been transporting grain from Ukraine with all available resources since the beginning of the war. From March to May 2022 alone, RCG transported over 130,000 t of grain from Ukraine to Germany,... more
Zero-emission commercial vehicles go online
Quantron is breaking new ground in the sale of new vehicles on online platforms. For this, the e-mobility company uses the reach of Truck Scout 24, an established commercial vehicle online sales platform. An important part and prerequisite of this cooperation is that the sales... more
Fyuriant celebrates premiere
Manufacturer Clean Logistics has presented its first hydrogen-powered zero-emission truck, called Fyuriant, at the Stade airfield in Germany. The 40 t truck is equipped with two hydrogen fuel cells with an output of 2x120 kW and hydrogen tanks with a volume of 43 kg, amongst... more
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