Trucks ordered for green zones 
In France, Urby, a subsidiary of the La Poste group and the Banque des Territoires, has ordered 20 electric trucks from Renault. The 16 t vehicles designed for urban transport will be put into service in around fifteen French towns as from 2022. With the expansion of its... more
Train carrying 700 t of hazardous goods to Tajikistan
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) is handling a heavy rail transport of hazardous goods from Kryolith in Russia to Tajikistan for an aluminium company based in Tajikistan. The goods will travel more than 2,800 km in covered wagons from Orlovka in Russia's Volgograd region,... more
Positive trend in international traffic
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo posted a loss of CHF 8 million in H1/2021,with the result being supported by CHF 15 million in state subsidies. The loss is smaller than in H1/2020 (-CHF 27.7 million), but larger than in 2019 (+0.3 million). SBB Cargo International, a... more
Plant for trucks with alternative drives
Iveco and Nikola have jointly opened a production plant for Nikola Tre heavy duty trucks in Ulm (Germany). Production is due to start punctually at the end of this year. As forecast by Iveco, CNH Industrial's utility vehicles brand, the first Nikola Tre models to be built in the... more
UAE pushes digitalisation
The United Arab Emirates has become the first country in the Gulf Cooperation Council region to move forward on digitalising the TIR system. At a ceremony held in Dubai and virtually, a memorandum of understanding was signed in the presence of representatives of the UAE’s... more
Leasing company invests in rolling stock
VTG Rail Russia, which leases its rolling stock to customers in the Russian market, has ordered around 100 flat cars from Russian manufacturer UWC. The wagons will be used to transport freight containers. The partnership between VTG and UWC began back in 2017. Over the next... more
30% more capacity on Mediterranean route
Kombiverkehr has expanded portfolio on the Mediterranean routes serving Spain by adding a fourth round trip per week and direction on the route between Ludwigshafen (Germany) and Barcelona Morrot (Spain). Alongside tank containers, the newly created capacities should... more
Trains haul Russian timber to China
Russian Railways Logistics (RDZL) has launched regular container train services to transport timber from Russia to China. The second train, loaded with 62 40 ft containers, has just reached its destination in Mongolia. The timber from the Krasnojarsk region is first picked... more
Turkey receives ETCS-equipped locomotives
Alstom has handed over the first locomotive, out of 26, equipped with the European train control system (ETCS) level 1 & 2 as part of the company’s contract with the Turkish rail company TCDD to supply signalling and telecommunications systems on the line connecting... more
Fedro relaxes rules
Special designs to improve aerodynamics and thus reduce CO2 emissions can affect the length of the vehicles concerned. This puts heavy commercial vehicles in particular at a disadvantage compared with conventionally built trucks. In Switzerland, the federal roads office... more