Great plans with new customs suites 
Davies Turner has opened a new customs services floor at its regional freight hub at Dartford in the UK. The new development allows it to increase staff numbers in the office by one third, whilst still observing government rules on social distancing.Davies Turner operates an... more
Eco-trucks on trial
The ministry of transport of the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Iveco Magirus are testing a hydrogen/fuel cell truck on eWay BW's field test corridor. The test track for overhead catenary trucks in the Murg Valley close to Rastatt, which will be put into operation in... more
“Demanding and flexible” 
Railfreight operations didn’t improve everywhere in the intermodal split last year. The picture is positive for the Salzburg-based rail transporter Salzburger Eisenbahn Transport Logistik (SETG), which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its establishment in 2021. Founder and... more
US class I railways invests in core network
BNSF’s 2021 capital investment plan totals USD 2.99 billion. The largest component will be to replace and maintain BNSF’s core network and related assets, the US class I railway said. The maintain projects include nearly 17,700 km of track surfacing and/or undercutting work... more
10,000th Taiwan-made truck
In Dadu, Taiwan, the 10,000th locally assembled DAF truck has rolled off the assembly line just three years after production of the 5,000th vehicle. The jubilee truck was ordered by Yong Yuan Transport. It is a CF 480 tractor unit which will be used to transport gravel and... more
Students optimising tracking and tracing
Cargo Network is continuing its cooperation with the University of Darmstadt in Germany. Previous student projects on the digital monitoring of swapbodies are now being followed up by a bachelor thesis, which shall examine the profitability of investments as well. For... more
Over 500,000 t of Pacific seafood
Russian Railways (RZD) transported 507,500 t of fish products in 2020, 0.2% more than in 2019. The Pacific seafood was dispatched from the stations of Far Eastern Railways. For the shipment of seafood, RZD has introduced a dedicated transport service as part of fast... more
Bridge closure: ferries ship intermodal trains
Denmark's government has closed the Great Belt bridge to pocketwagons with semi-trailers until at least 27 January 2021, after a semi-trailer from the Carlsberg-Brauerei threatened to fall off a moving DB Cargo Scandinavia train because it was not properly attached to the... more
EU-UK overland transport resumed
DB Schenker, an affiliate of Deutsche Bahn, has resumed deliveries to and from the UK. The company halted the processes on 13 January due to “significant” problems caused by post-Brexit red tape, as was said in a press release. Trouble with clearing customs is a consequence... more
Big contract from Bulgaria
The Austrian Schwarzmüller group has gained its first major contract for its new long-distances vehicles. Gotmar, a Bulgarian manufacturer of plastic containers, has ordered 60 Power Line Cargo semi-trailer. In Bulgaria, the vehicles will be used primarily for transporting... more