Number of China trains doubled 
Railfreight traffic between Asia and Europe continues to grow. Around 878,000 teu were transported on the New Silk Road's various rail corridors in 2020. The International Union of Railways (UIC) assumes that this figure could double by 2025. Metrans is also benefiting from... more
Kick-off for e-truck trial in New Zealand
Fuso truck is celebrating: After five years of preparation in New Zealand and more than three million km of road testing internationally, six of the world’s first series-produced fully electric light trucks with integrated safety features have now arrived in Auckland. It... more
A day of joy and emotion
The first locomotive to be branded in railfreight operator Frachtbahn's corporate design has been symbolically "christened". The custom, adopted from shipping, has also long been a tradition in the railway industry. The blue Frachtbahn locomotive was named... more
Fast China – UK link launched
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new rail-sea freight solution that will link businesses in China with UK, and vice versa, in 18 to 20 days. Compared to ocean freight that would typically take 40 days, the new service cuts transit time by more than half. Consolidating... more
Emission-free deliveries in more cities
Dachser has already implemented its "emission-free delivery" project in Stuttgart and Freiburg in Germany and in Oslo in Norway. The project will now be rolled out in another eight European cities - Berlin and Munich (Germany), Strasbourg and Paris (France), Prague... more
US class I railway adds chemical business
CSX has signed an agreement to acquire Quality Carriers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The US bulk chemicals transport specialist operates the most extensive bulk tank trucking fleet in North America, with around 2,500 drivers. Through a network of over 100... more
1,000 hopper cars from Mexico
Canadian National Railways (CN) has placed an order for 1,000 new generation, high-capacity grain hopper cars. They will be produced in a Trinity Rail manufacturing plant in Mexico and will help move more grain across the rail company’s network. The Trinity Rail order is... more
100% biodiesel transports with new technology
Biodiesel is an alternative to conventional fuels. The problem is that the colder it is, the lower the proportion of biodiesel that can be mixed with conventional diesel. At Schöni, around 270 trucks have been running on 50% to 80% biodiesel from March to October for some years... more
More trucks shifted to rail
Czech carrier PKP Cargo International continues to expand its operations in Europe by transporting more semi-trailers between Czechia and Italy. Since the beginning of May, the company has been carrying loads for Austrian haulier LKW Walter in both directions between the Paskov... more
Testing innovative cooling systems
Quieter, more eco-friendly and more economical: trans-o-flex subsidiary Thermo Med, which specialises in pharmaceutical transports with active temperature control, is now testing three delivery vehicles equipped with a new type of purely electric cooling system. Conventional... more