Wagon leasing company upgrades hardware device 
Nexxiot, a Switzerland-based specialist in digital logistics, has introduced the third generation of its iconic Gateway Device. VTG, a German-based railcar leasing and rail logistics company, is the first partner to be equipped with the new Globehopper. The hardware includes... more
New builder for container terminal
In Germany, DB has taken over the responsibility for planning and constructing the rail-road container terminal in the GVZ Region Augsburg from the previous contractor, Terminalinvestitionsgesellschaft Augsburg. DB Netz will build the facility as previously planned, with two... more
New shuttle to link Luxembourg and Germany
Stena Line, LkW Walter, Rostock Port and CFL will launch a new rail connection between the Intermodal Terminal Bettembourg-Dudelange in Luxembourg and the RTM Terminal at the Rostock Port in Germany on 11 January 2021. The intermodal connection will offer three roundtrips... more
Egypt joins TIR system
The North African country is the 77th state to accede to the United Nations TIR convention which governs the transport of goods under TIR coverage, as part of the only global transit system. Adding Egypt to the TIR system creates a secure transit bridge between the Middle East... more
Supporting a cleaner transport alternative
The European Investment Bank and Cargo Beamer have signed a EUR 12.6 million equity type financing agreement. It is intended to support the construction and implementation of three new railfreight terminals in Calais (France), Kaldenkirchen (Germany) and Domodossola (Italy) to... more
18,000 tank containers added to fleet
US Railcar leasing company GATX has acquired Trifleet Leasing, the fourth largest global tank container lessor. Headquartered in the Netherlands with offices worldwide, Trifleet owns and manages a fleet of over 18,000 tank containers leased to a diverse customer base in the... more
Four for Rostock
A coalition of four partners – Stena Line, Lkw Walter, Rostock Port, CFL Multimodal – is launching a new rail connection between the Bettembourg-Dudelange intermodal terminal and the RTM terminal in the port of Rostock on 11 January 2021.The new intermodal connection will... more
New combination of rail, road and ship
New combination of rail, road and shipA new direct rail connection from the Northern range Port of Antwerp to the “Four-Country Region” of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland is on. This train is part of the Green Xpress Network of rail freight operator Lineas, and... more
Estonian railway to be electrified
A joint venture between the Spanish engineering companies Ardanuy and Ayesa has been awarded a project to electrify the Estonian rail network. The undertaking is managed by the Estonian railway authority, Esti Raudtee (EVR).The companies will elaborate a preliminary design of... more
A load giant 
The Austrian railway logistics company Innofreight, based in Bruck / Mur, can look back on 2020 with satisfaction, as well as with optimism for the future – despite the Covid-19 pandemic and thanks, amongst other things, to a major project. ITJ correspondent Josef Müller found... more