Norway: rail carrier to trial e-reachstacker 
Cargo Net has signed a one-year agreement with Kalmar covering field trials for a Kalmar electric reachstacker. The Norwegian railfreight operator has reserved an option to put the machine into regular commercial operation after the test. The reachstacker will be delivered in... more
Covid-19 measures for rail extended
Given that the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the level of rail traffic, the European Council has extended until 30 June 2022 the emergency measures put in place in October 2020 to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the sector. The measures give member states the... more
More and more timber being shipped by rail
Working closely with Austria’s federal forestry office (Österreichische Bundesforste, ÖBf), the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has digitalised the entire rail logistics process for timber transport - from the electronic consignment note and empty wagon orders to future transport... more
Scania orders robots for battery assembly plant
Truck manufacturer Scania is investing more than SEK 1 billion (USD 108 million) in a comprehensive range of robotic solutions from technology company ABB for its new highly automated battery assembly plant in Södertälje, Sweden. The 18,000 sqm facility is expected to be... more
More links between Iberia and the Baltics
Arcese's road haulages services in Spain are expanding with new consolidated weekly connections linking the Iberian Peninsula with Lithuania, and with relaunching towards the Baltic States and the CIS countries. The import/export service from Spain and Portugal to Lithuania... more
Faster France - China transports
Contargo has now added export transports to China from Northern France to its portfolio. The Escaut Valenciennes Terminal, operated by the trimodal container hinterland transport specialist, is one of the newer players on the Silk Road between China and Europe. For about a... more
East European groupage freight service launched
PKP Cargo Connect has introduced a road general cargo network (groupage freight) linking the Baltic and the Balkans (Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia). General cargo will be handled in two major hubs - Vilnius (Lithuania) and Budapest... more
Fair play in cross-border road haulage
The Swiss government wants to ensure fair competition between companies in cross-border road haulage and strengthen cooperation with EU states. To this end, the Swiss federal council has submitted the relevant amendments to the law to consultation for three months. Companies... more
Medline prefers trains
Medline is now utilising rail transport in its supply chain for products bound for Spain to reduce its CO2 emissions. The provider of medical products is working with Transfesa Logistics, a Spanish specialist for door-to-door services, to shift more and more of its shipments... more
E-trucks have the edge over H2 trucks
In a recent analysis, the Fraunhofer ISI institute assumes that battery-electric drives will also become the norm for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Fuel cells are still a niche option. The decisive factor for switching to battery-electric vehicles is their energy cost... more