Better rail links for Osnabrück hub 
TFG Transfracht and the terminal operator Container Terminal Osnabrück (CTOS) have launched six weekly direct rail connections between the economic region of Osnabrück and Hamburg in Germany. The train runs 100% CO2-free with green electricity. Operations at the Osnabrück... more
Huge truck order in the UK
Maritime Transport has begun to take delivery of a further 355 Volvo FH with I-Save tractor units, adding to the 170 it already has in service and making the Felixstowe-based business the UK’s largest operator of Volvo’s turbo compound engine trucks. All the tractor units in... more
US railroad invests in automated trucking
Union Pacific Railways (UP) will become the first customer to move freight on Tu Simple’s fully-automated trucking route between the Tucson and Phoenix (AZ) metro areas. UP is leveraging Loup Logistics (Loup), a wholly owned subsidiary, to coordinate freight shipment and... more
Another route for food transport
RZD Logistics is transporting fresh and frozen products by train from the Chinese Shandong Province to Moscow for the first time. The train, consisting of 50 autonomous refrigerated containers with fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as other food and medical... more
Spedition Garbe gets LNG filling station
Alternoil and Hoyer have founded a joint venture to quickly expand the network of LNG filling stations. The JV will open new facilities with the innovative fuel at Hoyer service stations and Hoyer customers' sites, as was recently the case at Spedition Garbe, which has more than... more
Better rail access for Wilhelmshaven
Around EUR 13.6 billion is to be invested in Germany’s rail infrastructure in 2022. This is roughly EUR 900 million more than in 2021 and the highest sum ever made available in a single year. The money will be used for 175 infrastructure projects. Among other things, 1,800... more
Hupac increases train frequency
The Swiss Intermodal Operator is expanding its shuttle services between Germany and Italy: as of 7 February 2022, the company will be offering three round trips per week on its Duisburg – Proderonone line. With the extension, Hupac provides a stable intermodal service between... more
Freight rates: price hike expected to continue
The European road freight rate benchmark for Q4/2021 shows that prices ended 2021 at historic highs in Europe. The index stood at 108.3, 1.1 points higher than in Q3/2021 and 3.2 points higher than in Q4/2020. Q4/2021 is the 6th consecutive quarter of rate increases in Europe.... more
80 biodiesel trucks join fleet in Bolzano
For Gruber Logistics in South Tyrol (Italy), sustainability and environmental conservation have been an integral part of its corporate philosophy for decades. The haulier invested in an additional new Scania R 450 4x2 biodiesel trucks in December 2021. All in all, the truck... more
Gothenburg: rail traffic at all-time high
The upward trend in rail traffic at the Swedish Port of Gothenburg looks set to continue, with a new record for rail-borne freight passing through the port last year. Some 458,000 teu were handled in 2021. This throughput is 9% higher than in 2020 and the highest annual... more