Takeover to improve rail services 
With the acquisition of Dutch rail operator Independent Rail Partner (IRP), Belgium headquartered rail freight carrier Lineas is bolstering its position in the Port of Rotterdam and the Netherlands. IRP is an expert in first and last mile services in the Rotterdam region and... more
Freight trains even quieter by 2025
Less rail noise in Germany: by 2025 all DB Cargo‘s 850 electric locomotives will use quieter disc brakes – 90% of these engines have already been equipped accordingly. An obligatory ramp-up now applies to the remaining 10%. DB Cargo Germany will purchase only freight wagons... more
Border restrictions cause chaos
In response to a new surge of Covid-19 infections in Latin America, governments have implemented a patchwork of uncoordinated measures with a disastrous impact on the trucking industry, endangering the supply chains that it underpins. Argentina and Chile have announced a... more
Terminal in Abidjan to rely on e-vehicles
Côte d’Ivoire Terminal has placed an order for 36 electric towing vehicles from manufacturer Gaussin. The new handling machines will be used in the future container terminal in the Port of Abidjan. The towing vehicles, to be delivered in late 2021, are 100% electric, CO2... more
Frankfurt now part of the New Silk Road
A goods train from the Chinese provincial capital Jinan arrived in the container terminal of Contargo Industriepark Frankfurt-Höchst (Germany) for the first time recently, which means the greater Frankfurt region is now also connected to the New Silk Road. The railway transit... more
RZD and KTZ create a roadmap
Russian Railways (RZD) and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) have agreed to develop a roadmap for the transition to the digital registration of export-import transportation. The two partners also discussed the further development of the activities of the United Transport and Logistics... more
Record turnover despite sharp drop in orders
The German railway industry association (Verband der Bahnindustrie in Deutschland, VDB) has concluded an ambivalent bottom line for the 2020 financial year. With sales of EUR 12.5 billion, the railway industry achieved a record figure last year, which increased by 7%. Domestic... more
More than 1,000 express trains dispatched
China Railway Express (CRE) trains handled 1,053 express trains along the eastern corridor in China in Q1/2021. The figure is thus about 66% higher than in the same period in the previous year.The trains delivered 99.902 teu of goods, which represents about 65% more than in... more
Upgrade for 77 Traxx locomotives
Luxembourg-headquartered Alpha Trains has contracted Alstom/Bombardier Transportation to refurbish 77 Traxx locomotives. The locomotives will be upgraded to ETCS Baseline (BL) 3 Release 2, of which 55 are Bombardier Traxx 186 engines licenced to operate in Germany, Austria,... more
Zero-emission deliveries in Norway
DB Schenker has already achieved zero-emission deliveries for Norway’s capital Oslo, where 100 % of the local delivery vehicles have been changed from diesel to electric drive. Now it’s time take the next step in the country: DB Schenker has invested in a new electric... more