E-trucks for decarbonisation 
Contargo is serious about green logistics. The container hinterland logistics network plans to be carbon free by 2050. The company already operates fully electric tractor units at two locations. For the transport and logistics industry and the EU to achieve their ambitious... more
Albatros-Express runs to Milan
As from July 2021, TFG Transfracht is expanding its Albatros Express network to include Milan and Verona. Up ten trains per week will then run between northern Italy's industrial belt and the German seaports and provide links to the western ports as well. The services to and... more
Divaca-Koper railway to be completed in 2025
Project manager 2TDK can now go ahead with the building of the new railway track between Divaca and Koper in Slovenia, after having signed a contract with the contractors chosen for the main construction works. With this signing, which took place just outside Koper, the work on... more
Electric trucks: largest order
Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) in the USA will be deploying 14 Volvo VNR Electric models on its Southern California last-mile delivery routes by the end of 2022. For Volvo Trucks North America the deal represents the largest single purchasing commitment for electric... more
Jost launches new social media format online
Jost presents its new social media format JostTruck Stop: As from May 2021, Jost World, a manufacturer and supplier of security related systems for utility vehicles, will publish a new clip every two weeks on the group's social media channels on YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook.... more
More block train services to Europe
Ceva Logistics has introduced a new weekly train-ferry service from China to UK. The route's pilot shipment left Xi'an (China) by block train on 18 March 2021, bound for Kaliningrad (Russia), where the cargo was reloaded the same day onto a ferry that arrived in Immingham on 6... more
Pop-up terminal opens in California
US class I railways Union Pacific (UP) is opening a new intermodal terminal near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in an area that is central for the distribution of imports and industrial warehousing in Southern California. The terminal will come on stream in Q2/2021,... more
Smart mobility to improve traffic efficiency
Together with the Hong Kong applied science and technology research institute and telecommunications provider HKT, Scania has joined a trial to use 5G vehicle communications system on a 14 km public road in the city. It is one of the longest testing routes in the world. The... more
Togo's new road transport association
The International Road Union (IRU) continues its efforts to formalise and professionalise Togo's road transport industry. With the backing of the World Bank, it has been supporting an in-depth reform of road transport in Togo, leading a project that will continue until 2022.... more
Barking to receive new customs facility
DB Cargo UK has successfully bid for funding to create a new ‘customs approval area’ at its intermodal terminal at Barking in London. Work will begin shortly to build a new inland border control facility at the site to speed up the seamless movement of goods into and out of the... more