Belarus and Russia join forces 
Belarusian Railway and Russian Railways (RZD) have signed an agreement on cooperation in rail traffic, the procedure for transferring wagons, containers and cargo and maintaining the railway infrastructure between transfer stations. The companies reviewed their cooperation... more
RCH starts testing e-hybrid mainline locomotive
The first e-hybrid locomotive developed and optimised for freight transport by the Chinese company CRRC ZELC for Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) in accordance with the company's needs has arrived in Europe. In the upcoming months, experts will check whether the vehicle meets the... more
More Rotterdam-Antwerp rail connections
Railfreight operator Lineas has launched a new regular service for intermodal loads between the Port of Moerdijk in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium. The freight train runs three times per week and increases the frequency of services between Rotterdam and Antwerp to... more
Collaboration in maritime intermodal transport
To develop an intermodal network between the Ligurian ports, Switzerland and southern Germany: this is the aim of the cooperation agreement signed between Logtainer and Hupac. The operators will combine their respective strengths, to the benefit of an intercontinental market... more
Italian haulier buys 1,000 fuel save trucks
Lannutti Group has ordered 1,000 new Volvo FH with I-Save trucks after being blown away by the results of an in-depth trial of Volvo’s latest fuel-saving technology. Operating in eight European countries with a total commercial vehicle fleet of 1,800, Lannutti Group put in... more
Growth in specialised truckload segment
In Canada, TFI International has acquired Fleetway. Founded in 1983 and based out of Brantford, Ontario, Fleetway is a full-service provider of truckload and heavy-haul transportation solutions and logistics services. The company provides both warehousing and transportation... more
Weeding rail tracks the green way
GB Railfreight (GBRF), Bayer Environmental Science, Network Rail, and a number of start-up companies join forces to transform essential weed control maintenance on the UK’s railways. Introducing innovative technology, three new 'smart weed system' trains will commence... more
Fund supports US rail environmental project
Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE), an affiliate of Omnitrax, was awarded a USD 1.8 million grant by the California Transportation Commission to the US short line railroad’s environmental and safety project. The project will modernise infrastructure on the STE to... more
Special trains during pandemic
In spite of Covid challenges, Indian Railways is now running as many as 1,138 mail/express trains per day in different zones of its network. This number amounts to 65% of the trains in pre-Covid times. All important destinations across the country are connected by these... more
Hupac expects strong demand for P4 transport
In 2020, Swiss intermodal operator Hupac transported 1,014,686 road consignments or 1,913,000 teu, representing a slight decrease of 0.9% compared to 2019. The main influencing factors were the slump in maritime traffic from overseas and the economic lockdown in Europe as a... more