27 freight wagons for Turkish railways 
The wagons were produced by manufacturer Türasas in Eskisehir, Turkey and were recently delivered to TCDD. The state-owned rail company will use them mainly to transport containers. Each of the new wagons can load two 40-foot containers and carry a total load of up to 108 t.... more
L.I.T. augments intermodal services in Italy
Autotrasporti Pedot has a new owner. The intermodal specialist based in Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy) has been taken over by the German L.I.T. Group with retroactive effect from 1 January 2024. Pedot has a rail-capable trailer fleet and offers road transport of full and part loads... more
TIP trials solar-powered trailer
The twelve-month trial in the UK involves a zero-emission, battery, and solar-powered transport refrigeration unit (TRU) fitted to one of TIP Group’s reefer trailers. The test vehicle "Endurance " is designed and manufactured by Sunswap and is equipped with solar... more
Chinese trucks pilot TIR route
A convoy the three Chinese TIR trucks recently explored long-distance international road haulage options along the Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor. The trucks departed in Zhengzhou and Urumqi in China and entered Kazakhstan at the Khorgos-Nur Zholy border. After crossing the... more
LTG picks Ukrainian loco safety systems
The Lithuanian rail company has chosen SRPA Impulse to replace the Russian Klub-U locomotive safety system in self-propelled rolling stock for EUR 10.1 million. The Ukrainian technology specialist is already designing the new system, which will be followed by the dismantling of... more
Infrabel finds lessor
In Belgium, the railfreight operator Lineas has secured a EUR 42 million contract to lease 20 locomotives to the infrastructure manager Infrabel. Lineas transports goods throughout Europe with a fleet of almost 250 locomotives. Infrabel has its own fleet of 81 locomotives,... more
Shuttle supports Swedish forest industry
TFK Logistics is establishing a rail service from the terminal in Bastuträsk in northern Sweden to the APM Terminals in Gothenburg. The new shuttle is a long-awaited addition to Rail Port – the network that connects the Port of Gothenburg with inland terminals in... more
Two 44 t trucks for waste transports
The UK-based waste haulier Fred Sherwood Transport has taken delivery of two 44-t Volvo FH Electric 6x2 tractor units. Joining a fleet of roughly 350 CV, the vehicles will make the company’s operations more sustainable and thus reduce its environmental impact. The business... more
For the energy turnaround 
An experienced heavylift specialist is ready for the projects of the future. It was 20 years ago that deugro founded deugro Denmark, thus taking an important step towards becoming one of the leading project forwarders for wind power and renewable energies. Since then the firm,... more
Captrain Netherlands now in Austrian hands
The expansion continues: After establishing subsidiaries in China and Serbia, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is now extending its international network within the Netherlands. RCG completed the acquisition of the Dutch railway company Captrain Netherlands from its parent company... more