Electric trucks for food deliveries in Stockholm
Food transports in the Stockholm region are set to become a lot more eco-friendly: Dagab, Axfood’s purchasing and logistics arm, has commissioned Scania’s first serial-produced all-electric heavy truck for its daily food deliveries to stores in the Swedish capital and the... more
Self-driving trucks in port area
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Munich-based truck manufacturer Man have tested a truck prototype equipped with electric automation systems in regular logistics operations in the port area. As part of a two-day practical trial, Spedition Weets brought 40 ft... more
Accelerating freight traffic
After two years of construction and several months of test runs, the new EUR 171 million container terminal Mega Hub Lehrte has now opened its doors. The facility loads containers in record time within just a few minutes. All in all, the terminal assembles up to 13 freight... more
A train full of water for China
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) recently transported a large load of Russian bottled water per train from Irkutsk on Lake Baikal (Russia) to Tianjin (China). The train was loaded with 41 40-ft containers of bottled water. It passed the Russian – Mongolian border at Naushki -... more
A surge in intermodal transport
Lithuanian carrier LTG Cargo transported almost 4.3 million t of cargo in May this year - 2% more than in May 2020. Intermodal cargo volumes grew the most – rising to 19,000 thousand teu in May, 82% above the amount of the same period last year. This growth is mainly due to... more
17,000 truck journeys less
Kombiverkehr and ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) are now running a new rail service linking Hungary's capital Budapest with Neuss in Germany with six round trips per week, spread over six working days. Operated jointly by Kombiverkehr and Rail Cargo, three of the services also... more
Drivers register gate-in and gate-out online
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) has put a new access road at the Skandinavienkai in Travemünde (Germany) into operation. The so-called "paper gate" is available to all trucks that picking up or delivering cargo at the forest products terminal. It is also used as an... more
50 "zero-emission" locomotives ordered
Paribus has concluded a framework purchase agreement for up to 50 newly developed zero-emission shunting and medium-haul locomotives, including a full-service maintenance contract, for its long-standing partner RIVE. The contractual partners are Vossloh Locomotives and its... more
Rail Force One in operation by 2024
Rail Innovators Group (RIG) initiated a joint development agreement with Chinese railway equipment manufacturer CRRC in 2018, aiming to replace diesel shunting locomotives in the port of Rotterdam. Now that the deal is complete, production can begin. The zero-emission... more
2020 tonnage already surpassed
Girteka Logistics’ rail capacity continues to grow. In 2020, the Lithuanian haulier carried twice as many trailers on its intermodal rail network than in 2019. By the middle of this year, the company has already surpassed the tonnage of 2020. Thus, the logistics provider is... more