Global e-CMR community continues to grow 
The digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for international road goods transport has now also entered into force in Armenia, setting legal foundation for fully paperless road haulage in the country, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) reported.... more
RCG strengthens its European network
The Austrian carrier is launching three rail connections this month. With one roundtrip per week, the Rail Cargo Group will start a new intermodal service between Budapest (Hungary) and Zeebrugge (Belgium) for all craneable loading units. The second new train, operated by... more
Indiana River & Rail Terminals launched
The new business venture in the USA is a partnership between Ports of Indiana and Superior River Terminals Indiana. It brings multiple barge, rail and warehouse facilities of the two ports under one operator and will manage all the general cargo facilities at the Jeffersonville... more
Raben joins Amazon’s preferred carrier programme
All Amazon vendors can now select Raben as a carrier for deliveries to Amazon warehouses in Germany, Italy, Poland, or Czechia. This partnership builds on the close proximity of Raben’s transport terminals to Amazon’s fulfilment centres. With its own network in 15 European... more
MAN starts deliveries of its heavy duty e-trucks
Dräxlmaier, a Leipzig (Germany)-based automotive supplier, has received its very first 40 t MAN truck. The company will use the eTGX vehicle to transport batteries for the Porsche Macan Electric to the Porsche plant in Leipzig, with zero emissions. Dräxlmaier will not... more
ELL to augment its fleet to over 300 Vectrons
This acquisition will be funded by the recent closure of a EUR 250 million financing round in the form of a senior secured Capex revolving credit facility over seven years. These financial resources will support the continued growth of the European Locomotive Leasing (ELL)... more
Clever combinations are green and efficient
Cosmetics manufacturer L'Oréal has been relying on DB Cargo Full Load Service (FLS) to ensure eco-friendly shipments of its products for over four years and has now extended this partnership for another three years. Weekly transports with alternative powered HVO trucks bring... more
lRU promotes TIR in Riyadh
Border delays raise the cost of international road haulage by up to 50%, dampening trade potential. At the Global Logistics Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) underlined the significant payoffs of harmonising border-crossing procedures... more
Xinjiang sends vehicles to Central Asia by rail
The first train left Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, last Thursday, 10 October 2024, and is now en route to Almaty in Kazakhstan, carrying vehicles worth over CNY 27 million (USD 3.82 million). The journey combines road and rail,... more
Transit times cut from twelve to four hours
UAE-based Etihad Railways has transported more than 700,000 t of polyolefins for the petrochemical company Borouge during the first year of their partnership. Since September 2023, over 36,000 containers have been moved in the UAE from a railfreight terminal in Al Ruwais... more