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
First fossil-free steel vehicles
Volvo Group and SSAB have agreed to cooperate on research, development, serial production and commercialisation of the world’s first vehicles to be made of fossil-free steel. As part of the contract, Volvo will start manufacturing the first concept vehicles and machines with... more
Another boost for modal shift in Poland
The European Commission (EC) has approved EUR 3.7 million to promote the shift of freight transport from road to rail in Podkarpackie province in south eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border. The direct grant to PKP is to help finance the construction of a transhipment... more
More direct rail connections
Kombiverkehr has launched its new transport system to and from the MegaHub in Hannover Lehrte (Germany) with four national connections, thus completing the integration of its new fast transhipment facility into the operator's national and international network. Following... more