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
New Silk Road comes to Valenciennes
For the first time, Contargo unloaded containers at the terminal in Valenciennes (France, region Hauts-de-France) that had arrived in Duisburg (Germany) two days previously by rail from China. The containers were then transported to France on a barge operated by Contargo.... more
LDZ to reject competition council’s ruling
The Latvian rail carrier LDZ Cargo abused its dominant position and has to pay EUR 5.7 million for violation of the law, the European competition council (CC) ruled, according to Latvijas Dzelzceļs (LDZ). The rail company rejects the CC's accusation. "LDZ and its... more
Germany promotes e-fleets
Effective immediately, German municipalities, municipal and commercial companies can resume submitting applications for the procurement of electric vehicles. EUR 20 million in funding have been budgeted to support municipal and commercial fleets in their efforts to shift to... more
Daily non-stop service to North Sea
In Germany, the Albatros Express now provides daily services between Passau in Lower Bavaria and the North Sea ports. Hub and pivot of this new offer is the bayernhafen terminal in Passau. From the north, the trains carry mainly containers with automotive parts and other... more
Spanish network linked to gateway
Kombiverkehr has rerouted its train services to and from Spain on the Cologne (Germany) - Bayonne (France) / Irun (Spain) axis from Köln-Eifeltor to the DUSS terminal in Duisburg-Ruhrort Hafen (Germany). Via the Duss terminal, these services and the direct trains between... more
Eco-truck plan to accelerate decarbonisation
The International Road Union (IRU) has renewed calls to promote the use of eco-trucks to boost transport decarbonisation, including harmonising rules for cross-border operations. Eco-trucks carry more goods than standard vehicle combinations and reduce fuel consumption per... more