Rail/road transports stopped from and to Russia 
Based on the EU’s decision to impose sanctions on the Russian Federation and other reports from the seaports of Hamburg and Rotterdam on refusing to handle container shipments to and from Russia in these ports, Metrans has stopped accepting and transporting cargo destined for or... more
US class I railway planning big investments
BNSF is investing USD 3.55 billion in its infrastructure. USD 2.71 billion will be spent to maintain and modernise the core network in USA. The projects include 22,530 km of track surfacing and/or undercutting work and the replacement of 530 km of rail and 2.7 million rail ties.... more
Screw coupling to be phased out
A prototype of the digital automatic coupler (DAC) was recently presented in Vienna, Austria. The system is to be gradually phased in on Europe’s rail networks between 2026 and 2030 and is expected to give a huge boost to the planned energy transition and railfreight transport.... more
Another rail service added to European network
DP World is launching a new rail service between the Upper Rhine region and the Dutch Port of Rotterdam on 14 March 2022. The new service will offer two roundtrips between Rotterdam and Germersheim and Stuttgart (both Germany). The company says that the launch represents... more
Truck manufacturer opts for river and road
35 Schwarzmüller trailers from the Dunaharaszti plant in Hungary have arrived at the port of Passau (Bavaria, Germany) for the first time by ship. The pilot test is now to be followed by regular shipments, Schwarzmüller said. The new plateau vehicles covered some 575 km on... more
60,000 chassis pooled in SACP 3.0
Next generation chassis pool: Ocean Carrier, the ports authorities in Georgia, Jacksonville and North Carolina and CCM have signed an MoU to establish a new South Atlantic Chassis Pool (SACP 3.0). The new pool will start in October 2023 and will offer 60,000 chassis to... more
500 wagon owners follow VPI recommendations
The VPI service company Vers welcomes the Voith Group as the 500th subscriber of the VPI European Maintenance Guide (VPI-EMG). Fifteen years after the first edition, the recommendations for the maintenance of freight cars have long since become a Europe-wide standard. The... more
Study on climate-friendly synthetic-fuel launched
Dutch inland haulier Kleijn Transport and UK-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) have started a joint pilot study based on eco-friendly hydro-treated vegetable oil fuel (HVO). HVO is made of 100% renewable raw materials such as vegetable oils, animal oils and fats and reduces... more
Green city logistics in full swing
DB Schenker has become the first customer worldwide to take delivery of the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros as a series-production vehicle. The transport company will be using the 19 t truck for general cargo deliveries in urban logistics operations. DB Schenker is... more
Shuttle links Gothenburg and Rosersberg
A new freight shuttle has been launched in Sweden between the Port of Gothenburg and Rosersberg, north of Stockholm. Departing six times a week, the shuttle transports paper products and other goods from Rosersberg to the Port of Gothenburg, for onward transit to France and UK.... more