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
More eco-transports by train and gas truck
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Lamborghini are launching a new railfreight link for transporting Lamborghini Urus bodies from the VW plant in Zwickau, Germany, to Lamborghini’s headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese near Modena in Italy. With a transit time of only 48 hours,... more
Fleet addition for 50th anniversary
In UK, fuel oil and lubricants supplier Ford Fuels has taking delivery of its latest batch of vehicles from DAF Trucks. Two new 18 t DAF LF 260s join eleven further rigids which entered service last year, adding to the majority of DAF vehicles in the 90 strong fleet. The... more
CSX to serve new agriculture hub
Northwest Grains International is breaking ground on an agricultural transload operation in Dillon County (USA) to serve agricultural producers. The operation will handle containerised soybeans, lumber, logs, peanuts, cotton, cotton seed and yellow peas for export through... more
Oslo – Haifa in 14 instead of 30 days
An interesting new rail alliance has been formed: Loconi, which operates five weekly container trains between Gdynia and Wrocław (both in Poland), and Baltic Rail, which runs three – five weekly trains between Wrocław and Koper (Slovenia), have launched a combined intermodal... more
Turning steel works into rail hub
UK carrier GB Railfreight (GBRF) recently operated the first loaded freight service from Stanton Gate since 2009 on behalf of Ward. GBRF reacted to a late notice demand from Ward and was asked to transport in excess of 1,400 t of fragmented steel to Immingham Dock. Previous... more
35 new wood chip wagons
VR Group’s Russian subsidiary Finnlog is expanding its rapidly growing operations. The company’s 35 new wagons will be deployed to import wood chips from Russia to the Metsä Group pulp mill in Joutseno, Finland. Finnlog specialises in wagon operating services in eastern... more
Modern tolling system for Louisiana
Plenary Infrastructure Group has contracted Austrian traffic technologist Kapsch TrafficCom to implement a new tolling system in the USA. The Louisiana Highway (LA-1) project launched by Louisiana’s department of transportation and development complements an existing contract.... more
700 t CO2 less
In Austria, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has extended its carriage contract with wood-based materials manufacturer Egger until 2024. Over the next three years, RCG will transport around 90,000 t of glue and other chemical raw materials for chipboard production to the... more
New locomotive pulls 7,100 t
Sinara and the Russian Railways (RZD) have agreed on supplying 2TE5A mainline freight two-sectioned diesel locomotives with asynchronous traction drive. The agreement envisages the production and delivery of 200 2TE35A diesel locomotives by 2031 and the construction of... more