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
More intermodal services in APR countries
Fesco and NFC Logistics have joined forces to develop intermodal transport services to the Asia-Pacific region. The companies have agreed to cooperate in the transportation of various cargoes from Russia to countries in this region using Fesco’s extensive network of sea and rail... more
Reopening routes for freight traffic
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is reactivating 20 lines, with 245 km of track, for rail operations in Germany. These lines are the first batch of previously closed routes which are to be reopened to passenger or freight traffic in future. In recent months, a team of DB experts has... more
e-van becomes moving solar power unit
Electric utility vehicle manufacturer Tropos is testing integrated solar power facilities in its vehicle box bodies. Thanks to this forward-looking technology, it should soon be possible for operators to use the Tropos ABLE models regardless of whether they have any contact with... more
Joint effort to halve emissions
VR Transpoint and SSAB have signed a contract on rail transport services for raw materials and other products. The aim is to halve emissions in the transport of steel coils and iron ore pellets covered by this cooperation by 2024. Most of the iron ore pellets come from Sweden... more
Pilot train run from Finland to India
The first container block train from Finland bound for the Indian port of Nava Sheva has departed from Helsinki. The block train service via the international north-south transport corridor is operated by a JV of Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL), ADY Container and Tarkib... more
100+ cool reefers on the road
THT New Cool has manufactured and delivered its 100th fully electric reefer. It was delivered to Van Straalen De Vries Transport (VSDV) in Zwaagdijk, the Netherlands. VSDV has repeatedly ordered New Cool reefers since it received its first New Cool trailer in 2018. With this... more