FLXdrive locomotive to operate in Pilbara region 
The Australian mining company Roy Hill is the first to purchase Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery, heavy-haul locomotive for the region and the mining industry. It will operate from the mine in the Pilbara region of West Australia to... more
More safe parking areas for truck drivers
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals to access EUR 100 million to improve the network of safe and secure truck parking areas (SSTPA) in the European Union. The International Road Union (IRU) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (EFT) have welcomed... more
Trains can ship a great deal more waste
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) transports 8 million t of waste annually, 12% of the total waste in Austria. According to RCG, the potential is much higher and the prospects for an expansion of waste transports by rail are currently good. In Austria, from 2023, all waste transports... more
Qube to expand export bulk services
Qube has acquired Australia’s grain loading and rail discharge Newcastle Agri Terminal (NAT). The facility has 60,000 t of silo storage space, modern rail reception infrastructure, road discharge facilities and the ability to load out up to 2,000 t per hour. The terminal is... more
Gateway Basel Nord making progress
The Swiss federal office of transport (FOT) has confirmed funds of CHF 83 million for the planned trimodal terminal Gateway Basel Nord. The funds had already been approved in 2018. However, because of a ruling by the Federal administrative court, the FOT had to repeat the... more
No train, no flight
Green Cargo will continue transporting fuel by rail between the port of Gävle and the Brista unloading station outside Arlanda (Sweden) for ground handling company A Flygbränslehantering (AFAB). The companies have extended their contract to this effect for another five years.... more
Grocery retailer to modernise fleet
Spar Scotland has invested GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.87 million) in a fleet of new vehicles. The first of twelve new trailers were recently delivered to the retailer's distribution centre in Dundee. The new trailers incorporate the latest thermo king A400 advancer refrigeration... more
Gordian knot untied
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German train drivers' union (GDL) have settled their wage dispute. The agreement includes a wage increase of 3.3% in two phases. Employees will receive a corona bonus of between EUR 300.00 and EUR 600.00 on 1 December 2021, and a second in the... more
Greening the hinterland 
Major carriers’ interest in hinterland transport operations is growing steadily. Besides developing their own logistics potential they also want to improve their modal split and cut their emissions. ONE is banking on Hutchison Port Holdings’ Paris system. more
Train clears away debris
In Czechia, CD Cargo has started transporting waste from municipalities in southern Moravia, where a tornado caused great devastation at the end of June. The debris is loaded onto a 24-car train set on each of the sidings of the former Mir mine in Mikulcice near the... more