Carbon-neutral block train en route to China 
A 41-wagon block train set off on Monday, 16 November 2021 on a three-week journey from Dunajska Strada Slovakia to Xi’an China on the New Silk Road. It is Gefco’s first carbon-neutral train. The company will offset the 250 t of CO2 generated from this door-to-door service by... more
Ban on noisy freight wagons pays off
Noise pollution from railfreight traffic in Germany has decreased significantly with the ban on loud freight wagons, according to checks carried out by the German federal railway authority (Eisenbahn-Bundesamt, EBA). Between May 2019 and September 2021, the proportion of... more
More capacity for temperature-controlled goods
P&O Ferrymasters has expanded its fleet of reefers - refrigerated trailers - to enable more customers to benefit from the end-to-end logistics company's expertise in solving supply chain challenges for temperature-controlled goods. The 25 new specialist trailers are being... more
Second Euro Dual increases flexibility
Raildox is expanding is fleet with a second Euro Dual locomotive supplied by European Lok Pool (ELP). The new traction unit increases the German rail company's service flexibility. Amongst others, Raildox transports timber, fertiliser, grain, sand/gravel, steel and hazardous... more
130 e-trucks keep e-scooters moving
Sustainable micro-mobility provider Tier Mobility has signed a framework agreement with Man for the delivery of up to 130 electric vans to various European countries. The first Man eTGE to replace the e-transporters' batteries without local emissions. For Tier Mobility, the... more
Transporting 50 t of whey to China
RZD Logistics (RZDL) operates multimodal transports with its Agroexpress service. Now the subsidiary of the Russian railways has expanded its network and carried 50 t of dried milk products for Kosmos, a major producer of agricultural products, from the Russian republic of... more
Lithuanian haulier banks on green power
Iveco has completed the delivery of 65 Iveco S-WAY LNG gas trucks to transport operator Vlantana. The Lithuanian company, which operates 1,650 vehicles in total, is significantly extending its fleet of gas powered trucks with the new vehicles. The haulier began to convert... more
Two shunting locomotives ordered
In Russia, Sinara will supply Gazpromtrans with two diesel locomotives of the TEM9 and TEM14 series. The delivery is scheduled for later this year. TEM9 is an 882 kW diesel locomotive with electric transmission and independent wheelset drive, designed for shunting operations... more
Expanding traffic to and from eastern Europe
Freja has established a new direct route between Poland and the south of Norway, featuring regular departures from Lodz in Poland to the south of Norway every Friday and returns to Poland on Tuesday/Wednesday. The link is routed through the ferry connection between Norway... more
Russian oil delivered by sea and rail to China
China is importing Russian crude oil using sea-rail transport. The first delivery arrived in China's Shaanxi Province on Saturday, 13 November 2021, according to the Chinese State Council information office (SCIO). The 2,000 t consignment was first shipped from the port of... more