Patriot Rail expands in Utah 
In the USA, Patriot Rail has entered an agreement to acquire US short line operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) and its related entities Caballero and Caballero 2, storage and transload service providers. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is... more
Safe transport along Silk Road
Bolloré Logistics Germany recently handled the transport of sensitive goods from Xiamen in China to Bocholt in Germany on behalf of its long-standing customer Gigaset. The highly sensitive IT components were packed in 66 pallets with a total weight of 10,915 kg. Their... more
Italian forwarder increases sustainable fleet
20 new Iveco S-Way NP tractors powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) were recently delivered to Arcese’s Basiano headquarters in Italy and have now officially joined the group’s fleet. The vehicles supplied are equipped with a predictive driving system and the latest... more
Eurotunnel launches new service for freight
As part of its ongoing preparations for Brexit, Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Freight is introducing a new innovative service unique on the market for freight customers. The Eurotunnel Border Pass is a virtual wallet created and secured by Eurotunnel, in which freight customers can... more
Swiss manufacturer wins big UK deal
Swiss manufacturer Wascosa has signed a significant wagon lease contract with Network Rail, the infrastructure manager of Britain's rail network. Under the lease, Wascosa will provide 570 wagons, which will be built by Greenbrier Europe and serviced in partnership with rail... more
US short-line railroad modernises its track
The Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway (NKCR), a short-line railway managed by Omnitrax, has received a USD 4.5 million grant from the US department of transportation. The grant will fund the renovation of more than 160 km of track in western Nebraska and eastern Colorado.... more
Order placed for 100 timber flat cars
Russia’s largest manufacturer of freight cars UWC will supply 100 new generation flat cars (60 feet) to Kronospan. The global manufacturer of wood-based panels will use the new equipment for the transportation of timber freight. The rolling stock is expected to be shipped to the... more
Five locomotives delivered – despite corona
Although the coronavirus pandemic has closed some borders and significantly complicated the movement of goods and people, Czechian manufacturer CZ LOKO recently delivered five locomotives to Finland, Ukraine and Italy. Two EffiShunter 1600 locomotives will be operated by the... more
Norwegian railways upgrades signalling system
By the beginning of 2021, trains equipped with Alstom’s latest ERTMS Baseline 3 Release 2 (BL3R2) onboard train control system will be ready for commercial service in Norway. Now, the first locomotive furnished with the upgraded signalling system has started digital test... more
Funding for fuel cell drives
Companies in Germany may submit applications for the funding of fuel cell technology projects in intralogistics until 20 November 2020, the industry network Clean Intralogistics Net (CIN) said. The funding is intended for forklift trucks with fuel cell drives and an... more