UK’s first 16 t e-truck on route in London 
DHL has begun operating the first purpose-built fully electric 16-t vehicle in the UK. The Volvo FL Electric 4x2 rigid is now part of DHL Supply Chain’s fleet in London, making last mile deliveries into the West End shopping district. The vehicle is powered by four 200 kWh... more
No more locomotive changes at borders
Since the beginning of November, Swiss carrier BLS Cargo has been running freight trains for Italian operator Ambrogio Intermodal to Belgium using the same locomotive throughout, without a change of engines at the borders. This is the first time the company has used its new... more
New rail solution from Asia to Europe
Gefco has introduced another Transrussian door-to-door intermodal service. The new train runs weekly from Vadivostok to Europe either via the port of St Petersburg or via the Ukrainian/Polish border point Malazewice/Brest with a transit time of maximum 30 days. From St... more
Trieste augments intermodal connections
Nuremberg in Germany is the new hub in the extended intermodal network of the port Trieste in Italy. The intermodal service will be operated by the Mercitalia Rail-TX joint venture in collaboration with Alpe Adria, the company responsible for the development of intermodal... more
Heavy cargoes delivered safely
Barrus Projects has completed the transport of several oversized cargoes for Alexander Global Logistics in Russia. Barrus was responsible for loading and transporting the cargo by rail from St. Petersburg to the site of Taneco in Nizhnekamsk (Russia). The transport consisted... more
Leimgruber adds intermodal option
The Swiss forwarder now also offers container transports by rail. The low emission train picks up the containers at the Swiss frontier in Basel and carries them to the regional terminal in Oensingen. From there, the cargo is delivered to customers within the region by truck.... more
New train speeds up transport to Western Europe
P&O Ferrymasters has expanded its pan-European logistics network with the introduction of a new train service from Lovosice in Czechia to Europoort - Rotterdam in the Netherlands with the option for onward sea connections to Britain. The company will run its own trains... more
Box Xpress goes for green energy
The private rail service company box Xpress, which specialises in container transport, will be even more environmentally friendly in the future. Beginning January 2021, the company will exclusively use “Tü Strom Bahn Natur,” electricity generated 100% from hydropower. The... more
Testing refrigerated wagons in Norway
Swedish railfreight company Green Cargo and the German transport company DB Schenker are testing new refrigerated wagons with Schenker’s North Rail Express (NRE) product in Norway. The innovative freight wagons, which were developed by Swiss manufacturer Wascosa, are powered... more
DB Cargo to invest in logistics for steel giant
DB Cargo has signed a ten-year contract with Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel company, to supply its blast furnace in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany. By next summer, DB Cargo will purchase 352 multi-functional double wagons and 1,408 special containers to transport ore,... more