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
US class I railway updates carbon calculator
Norfolk Southern has launched the next generation carbon calculator. The railway company worked with logistic partners to ensure the calculations drawn between shipping via truck and rail sectors were accurate. With the new system, users enter only the type of commodity they... more
Train ships record amount of steel
For the first time ever, DB Cargo’s steel sales unit in Italy moved more than 1 million t of steel for its Italian customers in 2021. Volumes in 2020 amounted to just 645,000 t, down some 20% on the preceding years. However, the latest statistics show that steel transports have... more
Truck conversion to green drives well on track
In the commercial vehicle segment, the retrofit business is booming due to growing demand for truck conversions to zero-emission drives. Quantron generated sales of EUR 10 million in 2021, an increase of 500% compared to 2020. Among other things, the company delivered 30... more
Direct train for Rhine port and Belgian sea ports
In April, the Birsterminal will send off the first direct train from the Birsfelden Rhine port in Switzerland to the terminals in the Belgian seaports. The "Tango Rail Line" will operate regular rail services between the Rhine port and the Antwerp and Zeebrücke... more
Digitalisation goes ahead in the Netherlands
Dutch infrastructure manager Pro Rail has selected Thales to implement its ERTMS central safety system into the railway network in the Netherlands. The contract has a maximum duration of 37 years with a value of EUR 420 million, with a significant part being dedicated to... more
Swiss family-run company invests in fleet
Dreier, a Swiss transport company, has added five new Man TGX 18.470 4×2 LL carrier vehicles for swap bodies to its fleet. The vehicles were recently handed over to the haulier in Vétroz in the canton of Valais and will be used to transport parcels to Western Switzerland on... more
Pallet network’s family is growing
Blacks Haulage in UK has joined the Pall-Ex network as a shareholder member. The haulier has been a successful family run business for over 48 years. As a shareholder member of Pall-Ex, the company now has access to a network of over 90 independent hauliers, providing pallet... more
Port’s rail access steadily improving
The Theemswegtrace, a 4 km long stretch of the Dutch Rotterdam harbour railway line, is a success. Since it was opened a month ago, around a hundred trains have been using what is now the first section of the Betuwe Route every day. In other words, some 10,000 trains have... more
Heavy vehicle charge temporarily lifted
Switzerland’s federal office for customs and border security (FOCBS) is waiving the requirement for a motorway charge sticker for all vehicles transporting Ukrainian refugees or relief supplies for Ukraine. Moreover, aid transports can be exempted from the... more