Man trucks expand fuel fleet 
René Wuthrich has put seven latest-generation Man TGS 18.430 tractor units into service. This brings the number of Man vehicles in the company’s fleet to over 50. The Swiss haulier from Neuchâtel is one of the very big players in the fuel logistics market. Several million... more
Northeast Italy joins intermodal network
Two new links to expand Hupac's network: Firstly, the company has re-launched its Italian shuttle service between Porderone and Novara providing multiple gateway connections to Benelux / Germany / Scandinavia / France and Italy. The service started with three roundtrips a week.... more
20,000 trucks less on Brenner axis
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is now running a new nonstop night train between the terminal in Sommacampagna-Sona near Verona (Italy) and the trailer port in Regensburg (Germany) operated by Bayernhafen. To begin with, the intermodal connection will offer three round trips per... more
First westbound route with smart container
Far East Land Bridge (Felb) is teaming up with European technology provider PEOPLE to demonstrate new standards in green logistics by using smart Container2.0 and future oriented technologies. The Eurasian railway operator recently finished a transportation service with this... more
Parcels and letters delivered by e-van
Royal Mail plans to acquire around 3,000 additional, low-emission vans, a ten-fold increase in the number of electric vehicles it runs in its UK fleet. The vehicles are a new chapter in the company’s ongoing drive to reduce its operational emissions still further. Royal Mail... more
More trains on north-south route
Belgium carrier Lineas is strengthening its presence in Ghent’s North Sea port (Belgium) by introducing a new direct intermodal connection to Milano Segrate (Italy). This service will operate five scheduled return trips per week. Lineas already runs a regular service to the... more
Container transports soon emission-free
A.P. Moller – Maersk has partnered with railway company ERS/BoxXpress.de to operate emission-free electric container trains in Germany using hydropower renewable energy. Hydrogen fuel cells contain a zero-carbon fuel that can be converted into electricity with high efficiency.... more
Joining forces to create locomotives
Rusano, Russian Railways (RZD) and Sinara have formed a partnership to develop trunk and shunting freight locomotives using power plants based on electrochemical hydrogen fuel cells in conjunction with lithium-ion batteries. RZD will act as a potential customer for... more
Fuels haulier receives first LNG trucks
AD Fuels in UK has added four ADR-spec Volvo FH LNG 6x2 tractor units to its fleet, in response to the surge in demand for transporting LNG. The three-year old Worthing-based company hauls for major road transport gas providers. Each vehicle is expected to cover around... more
First trains to run on vegetable oil
Tarmac and its railfreight partner DB Cargo UK will be fuelling environmentally friendly hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) to all freight trains running between Tarmac’s Mountsorrel site in Leicestershire and its rail-fed asphalt plant in the centre of Birmingham. HVO is one of... more