Improving intermodal links to Turkey and Greece 
Kombiverkehr in Germany has augmented its services to and from Turkey and Greece, adding a fourth departure per week and direction between Cologne (Germany) and the Port of Trieste (Italy). Containers and semi-trailers with full profile P400 can be transported to Northern... more
Schwarzmueller returns to growth
The Austrian manufacturer achieved a turnover of EUR 409 million in 2021, 13% more than in 2020 and exceeding EUR 400 million mark for the first time. The number of trailers produced grew by 12% to 9,966 items. After the minimal increase in sales in 2020, the first year of... more
Plant for hydrogen trucks opened in France
Nine months after its creation, HYVIA, the Renault Group and Plug Power’s joint-venture dedicated to hydrogen mobility, has inaugurated its plant in Flins Refactory, Renault Group’s strategic manufacturing site based in Ile-de-France. This is the first step in a wider industrial... more
Rail traffic on Eurasian corridor (still?) goes on
The Group of European Trans-Eurasia Operators and Forwarders (Geto) is concerned that the Ukraine conflict could have a negative impact on the Eurasian transit corridor. This could disrupt critical supply chains and eliminate thousands of jobs. Geto’s main priority is to... more
First e-loco for Ohio’s short line railroad
The US short line railroad Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR), an affiliate of Omnitrax, has purchased its first all-battery electric locomotive to service its northern Ohio rail lines. The new AMPS Traction GP9 based battery electric switching locomotive reduces fuel... more
E-truck to handle heavy transports
Scania will deliver a 74 t electrified truck for heavy transports to Boliden, a mining company, in Q2/2022. The electrified truck is a part of the company’s aim to decrease its CO2-emissions with 40% by 2030. Electrified vehicles are becoming a common sight on the roads in... more
Record order intake
Stadler Rail has never received more orders than in 2021 - and this despite the fact that two major orders from SBB and ÖBB were blocked by appeals at the end of the year and the order from the VDV consortium could not be booked until the beginning of 2022. Specifically, the... more
Fortifying Brazil’s railways 
Rail investment programme for private enterprise – 76 projects in 2022. more
Wagonload traffic still a problem
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo again posted a loss of CHF 325 million last year due to corona-related weak demand for transport services. However, this loss was lower than in 2020 thanks to cost-cutting measures, higher revenues and greater support from the federal... more