Shuttle connects Bari and Rotterdam in 72 hours 
A shuttle now runs directly between Rotterdam and Bari, in southern Italy. The train, operated by GTS, takes 72 hours to complete the trip. The new train extends the Italian rail operator GTS’s services between Bari and Segrate, near Milan, and Piacenza, and is also an indirect... more
A lorry filling station for the Skandinavienkai
The Tankpool24 chain of filling stations has opened a new station on the premises of the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG). Truck drivers can now fill up with either diesel or Ad-Blue around the clock at the so-called exchange station, located before the entrance to the... more
Large loco order in Poland
The Polish leasing company Cargounit has ordered 30 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens. The agreement includes the delivery of ten units by the end of 2023 and an option for 20 additional locomotives by 2024, as well as maintenance for the vehicles. The first two locomotives... more
Kick-off to triple rail capacity
A ground-breaking ceremony was held recently in Belle Fourche SD (USA) to launch a planned rail expansion project. The city in the north of South Dakota currently has a 27-car railyard. Once the expansion is complete, Belle Fourche’s railyard will be able to accommodate 90... more
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group backs "fit for 55"
Europe wants to become climate-neutral by 2050, Austria by 2040. A rapid shift of freight transport from road to rail is crucial in achieving these goals. Such a shift requires fair competitive conditions and true cost-pricing, ÖBB Raiilcargo Group said at its annual press... more
Groundbreaking ceremony for truck plant
Cargobull Iberica is investing around EUR 19 million in the construction of its new production facility in Figueruelas (Spain). The factory is scheduled to open in August 2022, with more than 280 employees and a production capacity of 60 vehicles per day. The new plant is... more
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