First leased and operated, then finally owned 
US short line railroad Buckingham Branch Railroad (BBRR) is acquiring a 264 km long line in Virginia, USA, from milepost 276 in Clifton Forge to milepost 111.78 at Doswell, according to the US surface transportation board. BBRR has been leasing and operating the stretch from CSX... more
Gotthard: blasting instead of groundbreaking
Construction work on the second Gotthard road tunnel tube officially began yesterday, Wednesday, 29 September 2021, in Göschenen and Airolo (Switzerland). The 16.9 km tunnel, which will cost around CHF 2 billion, is being built parallel to the old tunnel with a gap of around 70... more
Greece to electrify haulage business
eTruck is expanding into Greece to provide emissions-free transport solutions for commercial and freight operators. The manufacturer of new energy vehicles has signed a dealership agreement with Athens-based Petros Petropoulos for BYD eTrucks sales and aftersales in Greece.... more
40 eco-friendly wagons added to fleet
UK-based Freightliner, a subsidiary of G&W Europe, has received 40 new intermodal FFA-G wagons, the first batch of the 230 ordered. The remaining wagons are due to be delivered by November 2021. The new wagon from Poland is the culmination of two-and-a-half years of work... more
Refrigerated containers equipped with GPS/GSM
Fesco has acquired another 300 new 4o ft refrigerated containers of increased capacity. They will be delivered in Q1/2022. The Russian transport company has already purchased 300 refrigerated containers this year. As a result of this new transaction, the fleet of Fesco's... more
"Connecting Europe Express" in Switzerland
On its journey through Switzerland yesterday (Tuesday, 28 September), the EU's special train for the "Year of Rail" also made a stop at the Basel Wolf container terminal. At this occasion, the federal office of transport, the Swiss association of public transport... more
64 locomotives purchased in three years
European Loc Pool (ELP) is further expanding its fleet of state-of-the-art 6-axle hybrid locomotives: The Switzerland-headquartered leasing company has again ordered ten EuroDual locomotives of the Germany and Austria configuration and four EuroDuals for Norway and Sweden from... more
Testing autonomous trucks in Texas
Paccar has teamed up with Aurora and Fedex to launch a commercial pilot testing autonomous trucks in line haul trucking operations in USA. This is the first collaboration of its kind between a truck manufacturer, an autonomous technology developer and a logistics provider.... more
Private green initiative in Southern Africa
Imperial, one of Southern Africa’s major fleet operators, will cooperate with Sasol to reduce its carbon footprint. The companies intend to explore solutions for improving freight sustainability and efficiency in Southern Africa and will also be evaluating potential cross-border... more
UK driver shortage hits a peak
The disruption in the UK caused by a shortage of lorry drivers has intensified over the past week, with petrol stations feeling the brunt of the problem because of an inability to receive sufficient supplies of fuel combined with ‘panic buying’ by the general public. Many petrol... more