More information on supply chains 
The Australian government has made new data available in its supply chain benchmarking dashboard, further helping freight operators and the businesses they support to improve their operations and save on costs. The dashboard, developed by Csiro, the country’s national... more
Loading solutions for truck, rail and ports
Vollert's intralogistics experts will showcase solutions for the safe and sensitive handling of batteries weighing tonnes in troughs or on transport pallets at the next Logimat fair in Stuttgart (Germany). These presentations include battery changing and charging stations for... more
Hungary's first e-truck in operation
With the first e-truck on the Hungarian market, Metrans is now offering carbon-neutral transports by road as well as rail. The new e-truck will join the fleet of WIN Capital, Metrans' road haulage partner, and will be used primarily for the delivery of international freight... more
Another big step towards green distribution
Unicon, Denmark’s largest producer and supplier of ready-mixed concrete, is placing the biggest private single order to date for electric trucks to run on Danish roads. Deliveries of the eleven Volvo FM electric trucks will start towards the end of 2022. Unicon and Volvo... more
Albatross Express increases capacities
TFG Transfracht has expanded its Albatross Express services and increased the capacities on its existing four weekly round trips between Wolfurt (Austria) and Munich (Germany). With this upgrade, Transfracht is providing more transport options to the German seaports of... more
First modernised loco to be ready in 2023
CZ Loko has won the tender for a complete modernisation of all 14 Class 742 locomotives in the fleet of Czech Railways (CD). The contract is worth more than CZK 684 million (EUR 28 million) and was signed by representatives of both companies. The national carrier will... more
Czech carrier adds Balkan services
Czech carrier CD Cargo has begun transporting containers between the Croatian port of Rijeka and Belgrade in Serbia. The new service includes four pairs of trains per week and is operated specially for Maersk. The containers are carried in CD Cargo wagons and for the time being,... more
Lithuanian haulier banks on rail
Girteka’s intermodal railfreight division shipped twice as many full truckloads in 2021 than in the previous year. The Lithuania-based haulier transported over 16,100 fully-loaded trailers travelling on rail tracks, saving more than 14.4 million kg of CO2 emissions, as the FTLs... more
E-trucks for Sweden’s largest charging hub
Scania is delivering an e-mobility solution including five battery electric trucks and 1.6 MW charging equipment to Falkenklev Logistik as part of the Swedish haulier’s plan to set up a 22-vehicle electric charging station at a new company depot in Malmö. The site, which... more
Hub for green battery logistics in operation
DB Cargo and Mercedes-Benz have opened an automotive logistics centre near the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen in Germany. It is to serve as a climate-neutral hub for transporting the battery systems of the new Mercedes EQ model EQE. DB Cargo is now using carbon neutral trains... more