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
Czech carrier receives 35 wagons
Ermewa has extended its long-standing cooperation with its business partner, Czech railroad company Carbosped, by signing a contract for the lease of 35 new Eanos railfreight cars. Carbosped will use the leased wagons to carry coal from Rotterdam to Ostrava in Czechia. The... more
Cars made in Romania shifted to rail
Gefco and Renault have extended their agreement for the Mioveni-Constanta and Constanta-Bucharest finished-vehicle (FVL) flows for a further three years and retained FVL flows to Italy and Belgium. To achieve commercial optimisation and synergy with the existing flows, the... more
Railroad association honours rail hubs
Terminals operated by Total Distribution Services (TDSI), a CSX subsidiary, received the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Terminal of the Year Award in both the origin and destination categories. The award winners are chosen based on the results of audits at about 180... more
Fast track to Zimbabwe
DP World Maputo has dispatched the first dedicated container train connecting Maputo (Mozambique) and Harare (Zimbabwe). The new service will not only enhance DP World Maputo’s position as a gateway to Zimbabwe, but also improve transit times within Zimbabwe. In the past,... more