Augmenting Scandinavia-China train services 
Nurminen Logistics and NTEX have signed a letter of intent to jointly increase their current cooperation concerning railway cargo services between China, Asia, Sweden and Norway. The parties will use Nurminen’s Nordic Hub concept in the Finish ports of Helsinki and Kotka... more
Belgium ro-ro specialist orders 156 trucks
Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC) in Belgium is investing EUR 4.2 million in a 42% expansion of its fleet. An impressive 156 brand new trailers will be added to the firm’s vehicle portfolio in the coming months. This represents the biggest single investment since Europa Worldwide... more
More sustainability with leased Euro Dual
Germany-based rail transport company BBL is adding a new Euro-Dual locomotive to its fleet. The young leasing company European Loc Pool (ELP) will deliver the unit before the end of December. BBL will use the Euro Dual mainly for transporting building materials, particularly... more
Hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight
Railfreight operator Aurizon and mining company Anglo American have entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study to explore the use of hydrogen fuel cell and battery hybrid power train units in heavy haul railfreight operations in Queensland, Australia. The study... more
Eurasian intermodal service introduced
Russian transport group Fesco is launching a regular intermodal container service from countries of the Asia-Pacific region to ports in Europe via Vladivostok and Kaliningrad (both Russia). The offer includes marine shipment by regular Fesco lines from the Asia-Pacific... more
US railway invests in green railcars
U.S. Steel, Norfolk Southern Railways and Greenbrier are jointly building a new, more sustainable steel gondola railcar. Using an innovative formula for high-strength, lighter-weight steel developed by U. S. Steel, each gondola's unloaded weight is reduced by more than 6 t.... more
Speeding up decarbonisation
The decarbonisation of Fortescue Metals Group’s locomotive fleet in Australia is ramping up with the arrival of two locomotives at Fortescue Future Industries’ (FFI) research and development facility in Hazelmere, Perth. The two four-stroke locomotives join the first... more
Switzerland adopts EU law for professional drivers
From 1 March 2022, Switzerland will adapt a number of its regulations on the initial and further training of professional drivers to EU law. The change comes after the EU amended its legislation in this area in May 2020. With the amendments, the Swiss Federal Council not... more
UTLC ERA: 80% of all broad gauge transports
In 2021, the increase in economic activity also boosted demand for logistic services, resulting in a rapid growth of railway traffic between Europe and China. By the end of 2021, the volume of railway container transportation between the two largest world economies will approach... more
Trial run for smart freight wagons
TX Logistik (TXL) and Mercitalia Intermodal are launching a pilot project to test the use of innovative sensors and communication technologies in combined transport (CT). The project for a smarter goods train is intended to run for 15 months. In the pilot, several freight... more