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
Next step for Eurasian land bridge
Container services on the China-Western Europe route are flourishing, and a new connection from Wuhan to Germany has come on stream. Commissioned by Bahnoperator and Trans Container, and in cooperation with Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT), a subsidiary of Global Ports Group,... more
Ceva adds more land-based services
Ceva has launched numerous cross-border services connecting European, Middle Eastern and Asian markets, including a block train linking Vietnam and Europe via China. The logistics provider also handles container consolidation and trucking services to the Vietnam rail terminal.... more
Big investment in railfreight in Poland
LTG Cargo in Poland is planning its largest investments in the country to date. The funds will be used to diversify the activities as envisaged in the company’s strategy: expansion to Western Europe, development of new and existing services and acquisition of rolling stock.... more
60 trains full of letters and parcels every day
SBB Cargo and Swiss Post are extending their long-standing partnership by a further four years from 2023 to 2026. A framework agreement to this effect was signed recently. By the end of 2026, SBB Cargo will be transporting 60 freight trains a day with letters and parcels for... more
First transport under unified CIM/SMGS rules
Note Trans Container has launched its first international multimodal service shipping cargo from China to Germany under a unified CIM/SMGS consignment note. The test shipment was performed recently. As part of the second shipment, Trans Container arranged the transport of 50... more
Almost 940,000 truck consignments by rail
Kombiverkehr continues to grow: the intermodal operator transported 9.3% more shipments in 2021. 937,959 truck shipments or 1.88 million teu were thud transferred from road and sea to climate-friendly rail. Kombiverkehr’s performance improved in all transport sectors last... more