Train factory for Yorkshire 
As part of its commitment to UK jobs and growth and supporting the government’s levelling up agenda, Siemens Mobility has awarded the GBP 40 million (EUR 46,000 million) contract to build its new rail manufacturing site at Goole to Yorkshire-based GMI Construction Group. It... more
Cashless on the autostrada 
Italian hauliers operating beyond the country’s borders can now also test a product provided by DKV to pay the fees on toll roads without having any cash in their pockets. The service provider has 4.2 million cards and on-board units in use in Europe. more
Regular car-trains from Chongqing to Moscow
Russian transport company Fesco has sent the first container loaded with cars from Chongqing (China) to the Bely Rast Terminal and Logistics Centre near Moscow (Russia) via Mongolia. The route goes through the Chinese-Mongolian-Russian border checkpoints of... more
DB Cargo UK in port of Southampton
Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested GBP 300,000 (EUR 342,000) in a new rail service at the port of Southampton. This is the first automotive service to operate in the Western Docks, as ABP expands its rail offer at the port to include both the Eastern and Western... more
Handling unit trains with 100+ railcars
The US Victoria county navigation district, owner and operator of the port of Victoria, has secured a USD 6 million grant through the economic development administration (EDA) for a proposed rail expansion project. This grant, which requires a 50% match from the port, will... more
TIR as solution for Brexit customs woes
A special shipment of essential medical supplies from Poland has arrived in UK by truck, promoting the TIR system to firms that continue to struggle with Brexit paperwork, delays and a shortage of customs brokers and transit guarantees. The Polish association of... more
Japan–UK by ship and rail in just 42 days
Russian Railways (RZD) and Maersk have launched the first transit container train with cargo from Japan on the Trans-Siberian route. Maersk recently dispatched the first container train loaded with Japanese freight from the Nakhodka-Vostochnaya station along the Trans-Siberian... more
Italian shuttle service launched
Shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has introduced the Piacenza Rail Shuttle. The new rail service connects the Italian port of Genoa with the Piacenza logistics hub and is operated in cooperation with the Italian intermodal rail operator GTS. The Piacenza Rail shuttle... more
New GCC cross-border express road service
Logistic provider Agility and last-mile delivery and e-commerce specialist Shipa have launched a bonded, express road freight network to connect businesses and consumers in the GCC. The new service provides customers with less-than-truckload (LTL) and full truckload (FTL)... more
Making non-craneable semi-trailers craneable
VTG has cooperated with logistics provider VEGA International to develop a solution to make non-craneable semi-trailers craneable. The successful trial runs were carried out in Tilburg (Netherlands), where VTG customer and terminal operator GVT tested Vega’s vertical... more