Geodis launches train service to Spain 
The intermodal operator has introduced a freight train service between Poland and Spain as its first direct rail connection between the two countries. The maiden train, loaded with goods in 44 containers and/or swap bodies, set off from the freight terminal in Lodz and reached... more
10,000th railcar rolls off the assembly line
The milestone was reached at Freight Car America’s Mexican facility in Castanos, south of the US border to Texas. The site was built between 2020 and 2022 and its fourth line was completed in 2023. The 65,000 sqm facility has four fully operational production lines, a capacity... more
A first for Renault in Chile
French truck manufacturer Renault Trucks has delivered its first battery-powered electric trucks outside the European continent and handed over three E-Tech D Wide trucks to the Chilean transport company Trailer Logistics. They are now in service on the streets of Santiago on... more
FS to explore new energy sources
The Italian rail group aims to accelerate the energy transition towards new sources of fuel and has signed a letter of intent with the energy company ENI to this effect. The aim of the collaboration is to identify and develop new opportunities, such as the use of... more
Revamping Russia's intermodal terminals
Transcontainer will invest RUB 1.6 million (EUR 17.000) in the modernsation of Russia’s intermodal terminal operations. The largest portion of the funds has been earmarked for the acquisition of two cranes for the new container yard at the Kleshchikha terminal (Novosibirsk),... more
Trialling digital co-drivers
The trial with a digital co-driver involves electronic driver assistance systems that navigate on authorised routes for large and heavy goods transports and at the same time display the relevant driving instructions with pinpoint accuracy. This means that a human co-driver will... more
Dachser invests in green fleet
The logistics service provider is adding fifteen Renault Trucks vehicles to its fleet. The all-electric trucks are deployed for local and long-distance transport tours at seven Dachser locations in Germany every weekday. Five e-trucks of the Renault Trucks E-Tech D type are... more
Duvenbeck also uses biogenic fuel
The biogenic fuel HVO100 has been available in Germany since the end of Mai this year. Duvenbeck is one of the first forwarders to secure its quota of the fuel to switch parts of its truck fleet to normal operations with HVO100. The company was also the first German... more
Ermewa supplies 180 wagons for Riedbahn upgrade
Germany’s first corridor renovation is scheduled to start in July 2024. The busy Riedbahn railway line, which connects Mannheim and Frankfurt, will be completely renovated and therefore closed for several months. The availability of rolling stock for the transport of tracks,... more
RZD Logistics leases first shunting locomotive
The locomotive has been hired by a company in the Transbaikal region to be used among other things for shunting work on access tracks and for supplying and cleaning wagons for the transport of raw materials. Built in 2023, the traction unit is the first shunting locomotive that... more