Kombiverkehr selects Hanover as mega hub 
Intermodal operator Kombiverkehr is planning to integrate the new MegaHub Terminal in Hanover Lehrte (Germany) into its network. The first trains are scheduled to use the MegaHub from April 2021. The connection of the terminal and the addition of further container stations... more
More transparency in gas transports with Swiss IT
As part of a modernisation programme, Tyczka Gase is equipping its entire fleet with IoT technology from Nexxiot. By the end of 2021, all compressed gas tank cars will be upgraded with a Globehopper module from the Swiss scale-up. Tyczka Gase will then be able to view... more
Siberian pellets now to be carried by rail
Russian intermodal operator Trans Container and Global Ports Group have launched a joint project to expedite the delivery of fuel pellets regularly every two weeks from Siberia to Europe via St Petersburg, Russia. The combination of seamless rail transportation and fast bulk... more
Medway starts LNG transport
Lisbon-based freight operator Medway invested in 14 specific tank containers for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the Portuguese energy provider GALP. The purchase follows an agreement between the two companies which was signed earlier in November. The... more
No progress for climate protection in freight traffic
Germany is making but little progress in its efforts to take more cargo off the roads and improve climate protection. According to figures calculated by the German transport association Allianz pro Schiene, railfreight‘s market share grew by a mere 0.3% to 19% in 2019. It... more
More help for safe truck parking in UK
Motorway Buddy, the app to assist road hauliers and drivers to accurately plan their overnight parking, has been enhanced with UK police-sourced theft and vehicle interference data to identify safer parking options. The app has already been downloaded 130,000 times and used... more
Swiss brewery now delivers beer by e-truck
In Rheinfelden (Switzerland), the brewery Feldschlösschen and the Carlsberg group have taken delivery of the first 26 t vehicle of an order of twenty Renault trucks D Wide Z.E. Carlsberg and Feldschlösschen have decided to carry out their deliveries without CO2 emissions in... more
Lineas to serve Wolfurt, Wels and Wien Süd
Terminal Service Austria (TSA) has gained a new partner. As from mid-December, Belgium-based rail freight operator Lineas will offer Xpress train services to TSA terminals in Wolfurt, Wels and Wien Süd. Lineas trains will run from Antwerp in Belgium to Wolfurt three times a... more
Quiet brakes for 30,000 wagons
VTG has refurbished all the rail wagons it deploys in Germany and Switzerland with so-called quiet brake blocks. Now only composite or disk brakes will be used. After several years of work, the conversion programme will be concluded in time for the change of timetable on 13... more
African locomotives transport 10 million t
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) awarded Bombardier the contract to supply 240 electric locomotives in March 2014. Since then, Bombardier has been delivering the Traxx locomotives to Transnet as part of South Africa’s rail modernisation plan. Furthermore, on-site manufacturing is... more