Traffic jams on Swiss roads cost billions 
Switzerland’s roads accumulate almost 200,000 hours of delays every day because cars and trucks get stuck in traffic jams or make slow progress. The lost time costs money. According to the latest calculations by the Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), delay costs... more
Class I to develop rail facility in California
BNSF Railways is planning to invest more than USD 1.5 billion in constructing a state-of-the-art master-planned rail facility in Southern California, the first to be developed by a Class 1 railroad. The Barstow International Gateway will contain a rail yard, an intermodal... more
Pallet-Track network is growing in UK
Logistics services provider Aramex UK has joined the Pallet-Track network as part of an aggressive growth strategy in UK. Headquartered in Dubai – UAE, the multinational business currently operates in more than 60 countries worldwide. Its portfolio comprises international... more
Iberia and Italy have a new land and sea service
XPO Logistics has launched a new land and sea transport service between the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, managing daily freight flows outbound and inbound between the ports of Barcelona and Valencia (Spain) and Savona (Italy). XPO moves goods by trailer from their place of... more
Alpha Trains to acquire 15 more Vectrons
Leasing company Alpha Trains has ordered 15 additional Vectron locomotives as part of a framework agreement signed with manufacturer Siemens in November 2021. With this latest order, Alpha Trains will have more than 65 Vectron locomotives at its disposal and increase the... more
Risk of freight being shifted back to roads
Swiss ro-mo operator Ralpin welcomes the decision of the Federal Council to continue the ro-mo link between Freiburg in Germany and Novara in Italy beyond 2023 (ITJ Daily 3 October 2022). However, the original plan was to continue operation until the end of 2028 and not only... more
E-locos increase capacity and train speed
The Finnish private operator Fenniarail has signed an agreement with the German manufacturer Siemens for the purchase of four-axle electric Vectron locomotives. The deal includes the delivery of one locomotive by the end of October 2023 with the option for additional... more
Exploding costs boost turnover
Q2/2022 brought exploding costs for the German transport logistics industry, which were partly reflected in rising freight prices. These climbed by 14% compared to Q1/2022. According to the latest economic analysis of the BGL (Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und... more
Switching to fully synthetic fuels
In order to reduce its carbon footprint, Swiss transport company Wanner has purchased five new Renault T480 T4x2 High trucks. The vehicles can be operated with fully synthetic fuels, cutting consumption by 5% to 10%. The new T480 T4x2 High trucks will primarily be used in... more
Switzerland: ro-mo to be phased out by 2026
Efforts to shift transalpine freight traffic between Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and Novarra (Italy) from the rolling motorways (ro-mo) to pure railfreight have been underway for years. Now, the Swiss government has decided to continue the ro-mo only until the end of... more