Four eTraxx for European cross-border operations 
PCC Intermodal has ordered four electric locomotives from Alstom. The locomotives will help the company to develop new transport projects and will also be used for the intermodal services in the Baltic-Adriatic corridor. The contract covers the production of the locomotives,... more
ADY adds Prima to its locomotive fleet
Manufacturer Alstom has delivered the first seven Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADY). They will operate on the main freight transit line, which has recently been converted from 3 kV DC to 25 kV AC. The Prima T8 AZ8A locomotives will be running... more
Daily links between Belgium and Alsace
Naviland Cargo is strengthening its connections to the hinterland: the French intermodal operator has increased the frequency between the port of Zeebrugge and Strasbourg rail hub in eastern France. In partnership with CSP Zeebrugge and the Port of Zeebrugge, Naviland Cargo now... more
Autonomous port truck system implemented
CSP Abu Dhabi container terminal will be the first in the Middle East to implement an autonomous port truck system. Following a two-month trial period, six electric Q-Trucks from Qomolo will be commissioned by CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal and tasked with supporting mother vessel... more
One million HGVs to be taken off the roads
The first train carrying 1,470 t of spoil removed from HS2 construction works in London, UK, recently left the HS2 Logistics hub in Willesden and arrived in Barrington in Cambridgeshire, where the spoil will be reused in a disused quarry, where there are plans for a new housing... more
2,000 train kilometres in 60 hours
InRail has despatched its first train from Croatia to France. At 2,000 km, it was the longest distance covered by an InRail train so far. The train loaded with propylene started in Skrljevo (Croatia), travelled through Slovenia, northern Italy, Ventimiglia on the... more
Another rail-road service launched
DSV is offering a new daily multimodal rail–road full load service between UK and Spain using the VIIA (French Railways) ‘lorry-rail’ operation between Calais and Le Boulou on the Franco-Spanish border. The transport company will collect the trailer from the train and... more
Dual-mode locomotives for Germany
Siemens and Paribus have signed a framework purchase agreement and a full-service contract for up to 30 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives. Along with the signing of the agreement, a call was placed for seven locomotives for which Northrail, also belonging to the Paribus Group, has... more
2,000 mineral hopper cars ordered
In Russia, Euro Chem and freight car manufacturer UWC have signed a contract for the supply of 2,000 new generation hopper cars for mineral fertilisers. All the relevant agreements are set to be fully implemented by June 2022, with the complete batch of railcars to be dispatched... more
New technology to load truck trailers
In Sweden, currently only 10% to 20% of all truck trailers can be transported by rail. Green Cargo has now tested a new technology, the Roadraillink r2L loading system, at the combined transport terminal in Folkesta. It works like a basket onto which the trailer is driven... more