India introduces rail green points 
Indian Railways recently laid down policy guidelines to assign carbon saving points, called ‘rail green points’, to freight customers. The guidelines will be applicable by April 2022 and only to freight customers registered on the e-RD portal of the ‘Freight operation... more
Updated locos significantly reduce emissions
Wabtec has been awarded an additional multi-year order from Norfolk Southern to modernise 330 locomotives. This deal is part of the US class I railway’s ongoing efforts to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from its fleet. With each modernised locomotive,... more
Robots move more than 1,000 pallets per day
DHL has introduced its newest range of autonomous forklifts in Mainland Europe, with these pallet movers being the latest addition to its multi-user warehouse in Bornem, Belgium. The implementation is the result of a strategic collaboration between contract logistics company... more
Australia to upgrade inland freight route
The Australian government has locked in a further AUD 400 million (EUR 273 million) to upgrade an inland freight route. Billed as the ‘second Bruce highway’, the 1,184 km north–south route from Charters Towers, in North Queensland, to Mungindi, on the New South Wales border, is... more
Road-based supply chains would benefit most
A shift to Inland Rail in Australia could cut annual transport costs by up to AUD 213 million (EUR 144.1 million), providing benefits across 22 million t of freight, according to a report of Csiro (a commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation). Csiro has... more
Haulier to receive access to Class 8 e-trucks
American startup Watt EV has placed an order for 50 Volvo VNR Electric trucks. Over the next several months, the trucks will be deployed in Watt EV’s Truck-as-a-Service model (TaaS). TaaS provides shippers and carriers access to Class 8 battery-electric trucks at a per-mile... more
Rieck’s new logistics hub to open in August
The Rieck Logistics Group is investing around EUR 26 million in a new freight forwarding facility in north-west Berlin. The construction of the new terminal is already in full swing and the first concrete columns are currently being erected. The new facility is scheduled to... more
Maximum toll is legal
The Federal Office for Goods Transport (FOPH) in Germany is allowed to assume the least favourable emission class (EURO 0) when levying tolls on trucks with manipulated exhaust systems, unless the toll payer proves that the exhaust system functioned properly or that it was a... more
Regular train to link Southern France and Germany
The Dutch-German Joint Venture DFDS/Prime Rail is starting a new railway service from Sete in France to Cologne in Germany. The company plans to run three round trips in the near future. DFDS / Prime Rail will provide the clients of DFDS with an alternative route from Turkey... more
Albatros-Express improves hinterland connections
TFG Transfracht is expanding its Albatros Express services in Germany as of 11 April 2022. The train will offer two more departures to the German sea ports to both the Dortmund and Frankfurt routes, bringing the number of runs from Frankfurt to the seaports up to twelve. The... more