Driving digitalisation of transport in Asia 
Efforts to maintain the integrity of supply chains while limiting physical contact among transport workers and border agencies during the pandemic have already led to increased digitalisation in transport. Now, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation transport ministries together... more
Novel locomotive from the Urals
Sinara-Transport Machines (STM) has identified a site for the production of mainline diesel locomotives with an asynchronous traction drive. The engines will be produced at the facilities of Ural Locomotives in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, in the Russian Sverdlovsk Region. It is a... more
China–Zurich direct
Next Friday, 19 March, the Swiss logistics company Tibbett-Britten is launching its new container rail service. The train will run directly from Xian (China) to Zurich (Switzerland).The service allows customers to load LCL rail consignments from China into consolidated... more
Only slight drop in sales despite pandemic
Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail expects a quick return to normality as the negative effects of the pandemic begin to fade away. For 2021 the company forecasts an order intake of around CHF 4 to 5 billion, a turnover between CHF 3.5 and 3.8 billion and an ebit margin... more
Trailer manufacturer expands in Benelux
New location at transport hub in the Netherlands: German manufacturer Kögel is expanding its sales and service activities in the Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg triangle. The company has opened a new branch of its Dutch subsidiary in Kampen (the Netherlands) to this effect.... more
Safety measures for TEN-T Corridor
Rail Baltica, the consortium that will oversee the construction of a 1,000 km railway segment of the North Sea-Baltic Corridor, has awarded engineering company Rina to define safety, reliability, availability and maintainability requirements according to European standards.... more
Now four round-trips in key service
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is increasing the frequency of its intermodal TransFER service Linz-Wels-Duisburg to four round-trips a week from 5 April 2021, thus enhancing its offer for FCL and FTL transport between Austria and Germany with a fixed timetable and attractive... more
Solar powered system tracks milk deliveries
Australian haulier McColl’s Transport has implemented a new form of telematics tracking throughout its milk division. The independent carrier of dairy, food and consumer and industrial chemicals has partnered with Orbcomm. The tracking system is solar powered, monitors the... more
Another stop on Vladivostok-Moscow route
Russian transport group Fesco has added the terminal and logistics centre Bel Rast as a further stop to its Fesco Moscow shuttle service on the route from Vladivostok to Moscow. The trains will thus arrive at and depart from four stations in the Moscow region – Silikatnaya,... more
Eco-friendly solution within network
Tropos Motors Europe has joined the German Logistics Association "Bundesvereinigung Logistik" (BVL). The subsidiary of the Mosolf Group provides an eco-friendly solution for city logistics, delivery services and factory traffic with electric compact utility vehicles.... more