2,250 trucks ordered in one fell swoop 
Scania Great Britain has won a major order for a minimum of 2,250 trucks from Consortium Purchasing, an operation led by William Stobart, executive chairman of GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions, which owns Eddie Stobart, The Pallet Network, iForce etc., and Allan Jenkinson, owner of... more
US railway sets science-based CO2 target
Kansas City Southern (KCS) has submitted a commitment letter to the science based targets initiative (SBTi), pledging to set a science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. KCS's target will align with what climate scientists say is needed to meet the Paris... more
Double-track links Volgograd and South-Ports
Traffic recently began running on the new second track of the 5.4 km stretch between the Maxim Gorky Station and Gornoplolyansky Station in the Volgograd region in Russia. The construction work was carried out as part of a comprehensive project to upgrade the section between... more
Extra financing secures European growth
Belgium-headquartered Lineas has secured EUR 60 million in additional financing to pursue its international growth strategy. The financing will strengthen the company’s financial buffers and enable the further rollout of Lineas’ European growth strategy over the coming years.... more
Piggyback service launched in Russia
The first dispatch of 17 piggyback platforms with car trailers has left Neftekamsk station on Gorkovskaya Railways for Usinsk station on Northern Railways. The distance between the two stations is 1,828 km. The platforms are transported on exclusive long-base flatcars that... more
Freightliner to see doubling of railfreight
In UK, the Port of Tilbury and FM Conway have extended their agreement for a further five years to load aggregate for FM Conway’s Theale facility. FM Conway is the largest independent supplier of asphalt in the south east and driven by innovation and customer service. The... more
Is the European Green Deal in danger?
Combined transport volumes could decline by 8% until 2030 if the new EU road haulage rules on projects in this sector are fully implemented. This negative outlook is the consequence of a near double cost increase for short-distance trucking, an essential component of intermodal... more
Franco-German cooperation
Heppner and Koch International have formed a strategic partnership for overland transport services. Heppner will use Koch's location in Osnabrück (Germany) to connect destinations in France with major regions in north and northeast Germany. In return, Koch International will... more
Rhenus to expand in Germany and Poland
Rhenus intends to acquire the medium-sized logistics group Loxx to strengthen its activities in Germany and Europe. The planned take-over is still subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. Loxx generated a turnover of EUR 127.6 million in 2019 and has a clear... more
Diversifying cargo flows in Eurasia
In cooperation with Belintertrans-Germany and CFTS Liski, UTLC ERA recently carried out a test run of a container train from China to Europe along the Chongqing (China) - Slavkov route (Poland) via the new Belarussian-Ukrainian border crossing Goryn/Udritsk. UTLC ERA provided... more