Change of perspective required 
Hupac expects further significant growth in combined transport in the coming years. With the European Green Deal, greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector are to be reduced by 90% and railfreight traffic volumes doubled by 2050. However, in order to shift more... more
Green transport option in Ireland
At the end of June, the Irish Railway Iarnrod Eireann and transport company XPO Logistics will launch a new twice-weekly railfreight service in each direction between Ballina, Co Mayo and Waterford Port. The new rail service will offer Irish industry a greener and more... more
New rail technology in Eastern Russia
Russian Railways (RZD) is equipping locomotives in Eastern Russia with virtual coupling for synchronised freight train driving. With the new technology, the coordination of the locomotive driving modes takes place via a secure digital radio channel. Currently, over 300... more
Green growth in the fleet
Grocer SPAR Switzerland has added a hydrogen-electric truck to its fleet. The 36 t Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell truck has been tailored to fit the customer's requirements and will facilitate long-distance, emission-free food deliveries on the Central Switzerland route. P rogress... more
Lift trailers easily 
Most brilliant ideas are simple. The German rail logistician VTG, for example, has developed a solution, together with the logistics provider Vega International, which makes non-craneable semi-trailers craneable (see also ITJ Daily of 10 February 2021). VTG Rail Europe’s Marc... more
London gateway hub to be storage facility
Swain Group in UK will have access to DP World’s London Gateway freight and logistics hub from now on. Under a recently signed three years contract, the British haulier will use the quayside site for the temporary storage of imported construction materials such as stone and... more
Two intermodal lanes launched
Cargobeamer is expanding its route network. As from June 2021, the Leipzig (Germany)-based logistics service provider will add new intermodal rail services between Duisburg (Germany) and Poznan (Poland) and between Calais and Perpignan (France). Three roundtrips per week are... more
Number of China trains doubled
Railfreight traffic between Asia and Europe continues to grow. Around 878,000 teu were transported on the New Silk Road's various rail corridors in 2020. The International Union of Railways (UIC) assumes that this figure could double by 2025. Metrans is also benefiting from... more
Kick-off for e-truck trial in New Zealand
Fuso truck is celebrating: After five years of preparation in New Zealand and more than three million km of road testing internationally, six of the world’s first series-produced fully electric light trucks with integrated safety features have now arrived in Auckland. It... more
A day of joy and emotion
The first locomotive to be branded in railfreight operator Frachtbahn's corporate design has been symbolically "christened". The custom, adopted from shipping, has also long been a tradition in the railway industry. The blue Frachtbahn locomotive was named... more