UK haulier augments its portfolio 
UK-based Palletline Logistics has acquired the pallet distribution and warehousing elements of Ningbo Palletised Distribution. Under its new ownership, the business will operate as Ningbo Wrexham and Ningbo London which between them employ 120 staff and operate 70 vehicles.... more
Call for urgent action to cap fuel prices
Global oil prices, reaching their highest level since 2008 this week, are set to climb even higher amid continuing instability and sanctions related to the Ukraine crisis, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) anticipates. The organisation now calls for urgent... more
Belgrade joins intermodal network
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has added another connection to its network in Europe. The new train links the Dry Port Terminal Pancevo in Belgrade (Serbia) with the WienCont terminal in Vienna (Austria). The shuttle service operates once a week and provides a seamless... more
Rhenus puts four LNG trucks into operation
Rhenus and its customer Evonik are banking on sustainable transport operations: for transport services in Germany, notably between Evonik’s production site in Essen and the haulier’s logistics warehouse in Düsseldorf, Rhenus recently introduced four Iveco trucks powered by... more
Interline service from Mexico to Chicago launched
In partnership with Kansas City Southern (KCS), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) recently launched the first dedicated international intermodal train between Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico and Chicago in the US Midwest. This first train was born out of the need to avoid excessive delays... more
Rail bridge to ship relief supplies to Ukraine
In Germany, DB Cargo and DB Schenker have set up a logistics network in cooperation with Polish and Ukrainian railway companies to ship relief supplies by truck and rail from Germany directly to Ukraine. Donations are collected in Germany by truck, packed into containers and... more
First fully electric car transporter in service
In Switzerland, the transport company Galliker, the body manufacturer Kässbohrer and the e-truck manufacturer Designwerk have jointly developed and built the country's first fully electric car transporter. The vehicle is now ready for operation. It will be used to deliver... more
New combined road-rail service in East Africa
MSC has introduced its first intermodal service in Ethiopia. The new solution combines road and rail transport between Djibouti and Ethiopia and facilitates smooth imports and exports out of landlocked Ethiopia. Imports can be trucked from Djibouti to Addis Ababa or Modjo in... more
Planning to test electric mining truck
Teck and Meda Tech will begin piloting a fully electric on-highway transport truck to haul copper concentrate in Canada in summer 2022. The start of the trial will mark the first use of a battery-electric truck to transport this raw material worldwide, the two companies said.... more
Carbon-free power for locos on last mile
More biofuels: the German railfreight company DB Cargo is planning to power even its heavy shunting and diesel locomotives with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil). With HVO, the locomotives can also run carbon-free on the last mile and without any reduction in performance, as... more