Daily services to China's southern ports 
Cargo-partner has introduced a new intermodal service combining rail and ship transport to link Europe with China and the countries in southeast Asia. The consignments are collected from 13 provinces in the Chinese hinterland and carried by train via Chongqing to the... more
More trains for Trans-Sib
Russian Railways (RZD) is increasing the number of transit container trains on the Trans-Siberian Railway, on the Maersk AE19 transcontinental service. The service connects the Russian ports of St. Petersburg and Vostochny by rail. Container trains towards the East will now... more
Record truck investments in Hungary
Despite the pandemic, Waberer’s International is pressing ahead with one of its biggest investments ever. The Hungarian haulier is modernising its fleet by ordering the latest Volvo and Renault truck models for HUF 12 billion (EUR 33 million). Such a record breaking... more
LNG-trucks for carmaker
A new fleet of trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) is helping to drive sustainable logistics at MINI Plant Oxford, UK. 18 LNG trucks from Imperial have now hit the road, transporting parts and components from suppliers on 15 different routes across the UK to the home... more
More rail links to Japan and China
Nurminen's train service has been transporting cargo from Helsinki in Finland and Narvik in Norway to various destinations in China and back. Due to the currently booming demand for such services, the company is now expanding its rail routes to Japan. The last train from... more
Direct steel deliveries on demand
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo is working with logistics partner Ultra-Brag to implement a climate-friendly transport solution for scrap metal for steel recovery for the Beltrame company Stahl Gerlafingen. Instead of being transported by road as before, up to 100,000 t... more
Two vehicles for Palletforce operations in UK
Family-owned haulage and warehousing specialist Farrall’s Group of Chester, UK, has recently taken delivery of its first new generation MAN TGX tractors and two new MAN TGE 3.5 t vans. Farrall’s Group has been buying MAN trucks for three years. The two new MAN TGE’s are both 140... more
Joint workshop for locomotives and wagons
Two major logistics providers have joined forces to implement a holistic service and maintenance approach for the entire train system. VTG and Imateq Italia, Vossloh Locomotives' local service site in Rivalta Scrivia (Piedmont region of Italy), offer a joint workshop for... more
Hungary to become major east-west gateway
The need for fast and reliable railfreight services between Asia and Europe is increasing continuously, as clearly indicated by the record number of freight trains running between China and Europe last year. East-West Gate intermodal terminal in Fenyeslitke, Hungary and the... more
Spanish fruits reach Germany within 48 hours
Shift from road to rail: For the first time in its history, fruit and vegetables dealer San Lucar is transporting its products by rail from Spain to Germany using Transfesa Logistics' refrigerated rail express service. During an initial phase, Transfesa will be sending one... more