Back to normal? 
In March 2021, road haulage capacity on the routes between France and UK rose to 134.6 index points, 7.8% up from the previous month and also 7.8% higher than in March 2020. Capacities on this route have been growing since the beginning of this year, as a survey conducted by... more
Funds the keys between the seas 
The ‘Three Seas Initiative’, set up in 2016, has established itself as an umbrella under which 24 major logistics infrastructure projects in Central and Eastern European countries have been placed. Bulgaria, which holds the initiative’s presidency in 2021, is focusing its... more
Just ten days from China to Germany
Cutting the journey from 17 to between 10 and 12 days: DHL and Xi'an International Inland Port Investment & Development Group have launched the fastest rail service yet and shortened total transit time by travelling through the Mamonovo-Braniewo railway border between Russia... more
Record result in pandemic year
Hamburg’s universal port is a major hub for Austria’s global import and export trade. With an increase of 2% and a tonnage of 4.45 million t, the port of Hamburg posted a record result in goods traffic to and from Austria in 2020. Hence, the year of the pandemic was the most... more
Heavy haul locomotives for industrial sites
Russia-based Sinara produces shunting and clean-up diesel locomotives for raw material producer Cemix. The TEM9 locomotives will be involved all along the production chain, from the extraction of raw materials to the shipment of finished products at two industrial sites of the... more
Ten new LNG filling stations
Liquid natural gas provider Rolande is taking another step towards fossil-free road transport. The company plans to produce bio-LNG in the Netherlands by 2022. The company is therefore building a facility on the Energiecampus Leeuwarden, which is intended to produce the... more
Re-made in France
Renault Trucks is expanding its range of used trucks with the launch of a new model rebuilt at its used-trucks factory in Bourg-en-Bresse. The Renault Trucks T X-64 Euro III unit is destined for the African and Middle Eastern markets. more
Ro-mo picks up speed again
Tyrol and ÖBB are pursuing their shared goal of shifting more freight traffic to the eco-friendly railways, despite the challenging circumstances. The ÖBB affiliate Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has further increased its ro-mo services on the Wörgl–Trento route between Austria and... more
Network improves ETA
Cargoline is adding ETA (estimated time of arrival) to its customer services. This enables the German general cargo cooperation to narrow a consignment's expected delivery time down to a two-hour window. Furthermore, the recipient can now upload a map showing the position of... more
UK carrier wins contract
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a new twelve-year contract with Celsa Steel UK. The carrier will provide internal shunting services including a supply of remote-control shunt locomotives, train crews and ancillary services. There will also be a dedicated team of shunt crews... more