Support for innovation projects 
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has awarded a EUR 2.5 million grant to Nevomo in Poland. The investment will be used to bring Nevomo's technology to a higher technology readiness level. Nevomo is a European deep-tech company that uses Hyperloop technology to improve... more
Block train to Central and Eastern Europe launched
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik’s Italian multi-purpose terminal “Piattaforma Logistica Trieste” (HHLA PLT Italy) is expanding its intermodal offering and thus adding to the dynamic development of the Adriatic region. In collaboration with its subsidiary Ceva Logistics, CMA CGM... more
Electric low-floor vehicle collects green waste
Swiss electromobility company Designwerk has handed over the first fully electric low-floor vehicle to transport and waste disposal specialist TIT Imhof. The Designwerk Low Cab Collect, based on a Mercedes-Benz Econic, collects green waste in various towns and communities in... more
Three freight lines upgraded
Australian freight operators and farmers will benefit from the completion of upgrade works on three freight lines in north-west Victoria. The AUD 50 million (EUR 37.14 million) projects were carried out over two years on the Mildura, Sea Lake and Manangatang lines to improve the... more
Austrian partners in the East
The Schwarzmüller Group (Freinberg/Upper Austria) has entered into an exclusive partnership with Hochstaffl Nutzfahrzeuge, a Tyrolean-based truck sales company. Hochstaffl will take over all sales operations in two Eastern European countries, Romania and Croatia, as well as in... more
Hub in Ontario regains rail access
Rail is coming back to the Thorold Multimodal Hub in Canada: Bioveld Canada and HOPA Ports have signed an agreement with GIO Railways allowing a short line operator to use the track owned by Canadian National Railways (CN) to provide first- and last-mile delivery and transload... more
Opening European barriers
Axxès, a French specialist in the electronic collection of truck tolls, is joining forces with On Turtle. Under a new agreement, On Turtle's customers will have access to B'moov, a truck toll device used by transport professionals in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Germany,... more
Request to report suspicious activity
Within days of each other, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents in Texas, USA, discovered several undocumented individuals using rail cars to travel further into the country. The individuals were from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. This dangerous method of... more
Portuguese haulier picks Trailer from Luxembourg
The Portuguese company Laso Transportes is strengthening its fleet with fifteen 3-axle flatbeds from Luxembourg-headquartered manufacturer Max Trailer. These vehicles will be delivered over the coming month. The platform trailers with 22.5” tyres and friction steered axles... more
Freedom Bridge opens for traffic
South Sudan’s long-awaited symbol of peace and freedom is now a reality: the construction of country’s first arched steel bridge over the Nile River in Juba, South Sudan, has opened for traffic. Until now, the old Juba Bridge was the only existing bridge over the Nile River and... more