E-cargo bikes to combat climate change 
Fedex in UK has introduced thirteen e-cargo bikes to work alongside its vehicle pick-up and delivery fleet in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cambridge. The company is already using e-cargo bikes for its permanent operations in London, where they have replaced diesel vehicles for serving... more
Refrigerated trailers with modular cooling units
Krone has delivered the first refrigerated trailers furnished with the new modular Celsineo refrigeration machine to customers in the Netherlands. The trailers were handed over to Amex in Lelystad and Baas in Bunschoten. Amex has a fleet of 40 tractor units and a coldstore.... more
Railfreight in Kaliningrad tripled
Kaliningrad Railways carried nearly 117,000 teu between China and Europe from January to November 2021, thus trippling the container volumes achieved in the same period in 2020. Multimodal routes carried 84.8% of the total container volume. 99,600 teu containers were... more
A step towards zero GHG by 2050
Union Pacific Railroad (UP) is en route to achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The US class I railways recently presented its first comprehensive climate action plan. It includes measures to improve operational efficiency and minimise fuel consumption with... more
Strengthening European network
The 24plus network – a general cargo cooperation for short and long-distance transports in Germany and the rest of Europe - continues to expand its Europe-wide network. It has welcomed internationally active forwarder Huckschlag as a new member with immediate effect. The... more
More rail transports via Urumqi
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) wants to route more rail transports for Europe through the Chinese logistics platform in Urumqi in future. Only recently, the company handled two door-to-door transports to Hamburg and Duisburg (Germany) via this hub. The trains carried 300... more
Branded loco for Klade Group
Austrian railfreight company Frachtbahn has leased a new locomotive from ELL Austria. It will handle timber transports for the Klade Group, primarily between Germany and Romania. The family-owned company moves about 1.5 million t of timber annually. For Klade's transports,... more
Investing in overland transport in Spain
DB Schenker is taking over the entire share capital of Grupo Loserco, as well as of Transportes Santos Campos, two transport companies based in Andalusia and Valencia (Spain). The acquisitions include seven centres with more than 150 employees. The moves will see DB Schenker... more
Win-win for German carrier and Swiss start-up
DB Cargo and Swiss start-up MFD Rail have formed a strategic partnership, signing a long-term lease agreement under which DB Cargo can lease up to 2,400 freight wagons of various types for intermodal railcars from the newly-established intermodal specialist MFD Rail. The... more
Special safety arrangements for street lamps
Gebrüder Weiss has transported 12,600 LED street lights and lamp posts to Mongolia on the New Silk Road rail route for the Zumtobel lighting group. The equipment is required for an infrastructure project commissioned by the Mongolian government. More than 80 containers were... more