Bottleneck for heavy traffic eliminated 

The new bridge across Akhtuba River in the Astrakhan region in Russia is now open for traffic. The new bridge is one of the key links to increase goods throughput to the ports of the Azov-Black Sea basin. The opening of the bridge eliminates the last single-track section... more
4,000 violations discovered 

In Germany, the Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG) and the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) joined forces to combat unfair practices in road haulage such as illegal cabotage. The cooperation was successful: in the second half of 2020,... more
Hungarian coaches for Egypt 

DHL is supporting Dunakeszi Járműjavító Kft to transport the largest order of rolling stock in the country's history. 676 passenger coaches will be delivered from the production site in Dunakeszi, Hungary, to Egypt within a period of 32 months. DHL will manage the end-to-end... more
Central Asia: another step towards digitalisation 

Two trucks carrying cotton bound for Turkey have crossed the border from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan, using the TIR-EPD electronic customs pre-declaration for the first time in Tajikistan. Transport operator Sharipov Tojiddin ran this TIR transport. TIR-EPD is a useful tool for... more
More LNG-Trucks crossing Brenner Pass 

Iveco has signed an agreement to supply 100 Iveco S-Way LNG trucks to Gruber Logistics, a carrier based in the Alto Adige region, Italy. Deliveries are scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. Its decision to convert part of its fleet to alternative fuel vehicles is... more
Tracing 13,500 freight wagons in real time 

Continuing its digitalisation programme, Transwaggon, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, has extended its cooperation with Savvy, a provider of telematics and sensor solutions. Over the next three years, a further 7,000 telematics units will be installed, so that eventually... more
Only eco power for e-locomotives 

Railfreight provider Hector Rail has signed an agreement to use only eco power for its electric locomotives. Essentially, they will run on water, as they will be powered exclusively by electricity generated from hydro energy. With the increased use of digital solutions and... more
Swedish trains now run to Italy 

The biggest rail transport deal for the European paper industry goes to DB Cargo: Since 2013, the German freight railroad has been a partner for ScandFibre Logistics (SFL), a logistics provider for the Swedish paper industry and part of the European supply chain linking Swedish... more
North America: from a route to a network 

US transport company Schneider is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its intermodal service offering. In 1991, Schneider launched its first route from Chicago to Los Angeles combining truck and rail transport. Today, Schneider’s intermodal network has over 45 ramps with... more
Innovative trucks to deliver cheese 

Two new Renault trucks, a D WIDE 380 P4x2 and a D WIDE 320 P4x2, now complete the fleet of Swiss food producer natürli zürioberland in Saland. The vehicles are used to supply wholesalers and retailers in eastern and northeastern Switzerland with dairy products, mainly cheese.... more