Grocery retailer to modernise fleet 
Spar Scotland has invested GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.87 million) in a fleet of new vehicles. The first of twelve new trailers were recently delivered to the retailer's distribution centre in Dundee. The new trailers incorporate the latest thermo king A400 advancer refrigeration... more
Gordian knot untied
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German train drivers' union (GDL) have settled their wage dispute. The agreement includes a wage increase of 3.3% in two phases. Employees will receive a corona bonus of between EUR 300.00 and EUR 600.00 on 1 December 2021, and a second in the... more
Greening the hinterland 
Major carriers’ interest in hinterland transport operations is growing steadily. Besides developing their own logistics potential they also want to improve their modal split and cut their emissions. ONE is banking on Hutchison Port Holdings’ Paris system. more
Train clears away debris
In Czechia, CD Cargo has started transporting waste from municipalities in southern Moravia, where a tornado caused great devastation at the end of June. The debris is loaded onto a 24-car train set on each of the sidings of the former Mir mine in Mikulcice near the... more
More opportunities for railfreight
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) and Japanese combined transport operator Nissin are partnering to develop and enhance railfreight services between Japan, Russia and Europe along the Trans-Siberian route. The companies recently signed an agreement to this effect. To... more
90 trucks delivered to South Africa
Daimler recently handed over an impressive fleet of 90 Mercedes-Benz Actros 2645LS trucks to logistics provider Bakers in South Africa. This purchase adds to company’s current mega fleet of nearly 650 vehicles, of which all are Mercedes-Benz trucks. The partnership began when... more
James Bond vehicles safely transported
DHL has transported eight original film vehicles from Norwich, Norfolk in UK across the Atlantic to Los Angeles, USA. The cars of James Bond films since Casino Royale in 2006 will be the main attraction of an exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum. In total, DHL... more
New cross-Channel service
A new unaccompanied cross-Channel freight service will become available for all carriers from 18 September 2021. The crossing will be managed by Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Freight and operate 24 hours a day and six days per week, departing from the group's terminals in Calais and... more
Semi trailers for combined transport?
The Studiengesellschaft für den Kombinierten Verkehr (SGKV), the LKZ Prien and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML have formed a consortium to conduct a survey on the use of semi trailers in combined transport (CT) in Germany. The purpose of the... more
Stef trials FresH2 in France
The FresH2 fuel cell project has reached the road trial phase. The hydrogen fuel-cell powered refrigeration unit will be tested in the comings days under actual usage conditions by Stef Chambéry site teams in France, as part of a delivery round for food products. The... more