Increasing capacity for grain transport 
Canadian National Railways (CN) has awarded a contract to build 1,150 new generation, high-capacity grain hopper cars to National Steel Car of Hamilton, ON, bringing to USD 1 billion the amount CN plans to invest in Ontario by the end of 2022. In addition to its purchase as... more
LNG fuelling station opened in Antwerp harbour
Rolande is opening its first LNG fuelling station in Belgium in cooperation with its partner G&V Energy. The companies have joined forces to build up a nationwide LNG network in the country. The combination of Rolande’s many years of experience and G&V’s strategic... more
New delivery contract enhances position in UK
UK forwarder Eddie Stobart has been appointed by Morrison Supermarkets to provide transportation services. This contract is in addition to the work Eddie Stobart currently carries out on behalf of the retail chain. The new three-year contract will see Eddie Stobart manage... more
More wagons for semi-trailers
With the purchase of 50 new wagons CFL intermodal, Luxembourg, continues to enhance its intermodal network in Europe. The new T3000 double pocket wagons produced by Tatravagonka are suitable for the transport of semi-trailers and are equipped with tracking sensors that provide... more
Trucks ready to deliver milk across UK
The British third-party logistics firm Wincanton has taken delivery of two new Volvo FM 8x2 tankers to work within its milk delivery division, supplied on a five year operating lease through Volvo Financial Services. Both new trucks replace older models and have been built... more
New train connects South Russia and China
Trans Container and Maxima Logistic have organised the dispatch of a block train from Krasnodar-Sortirovochniy station in South Russland to Gaoyi in China (Province Hebei). The train passed the Russian-Chinese border crossing point at Naushki/ Zamyn - Uud (Mongolia) and was... more
Production of class 3 e-truck to start in 2022
Cityfreighter and AB-JOOST have signed an agreement to build Cityfreighter's beta version of the CF1 at AB Joost's production facility in Belgium. The CF1 is an electric class 3 truck for last mile logistics and has a modular concept which will significantly lower development... more
100 connections to and from Bremen
With effect from 7 September 2020, specialist Provider TFG Transfracht will open up its Bremen location in Germany and connect it to all the 22 terminals in its comprehensive Albatros Express network. Thus, seaport-hinterland transport services linking Bremen with Austria... more
6,000 truckloads to be shifted to rail in Estonia
This year, Operail plans to increase the amount of grain transported by rail by as much as three times. Increasingly large amounts of other goods are also transported by container lines. This season, the Estonian carrier bought 75 new top-loading bulk containers,... more
More freight on trains in Melbourne’s southeast
The Victorian and Commonwealth governments are making railfreight cheaper for businesses and taking trucks off suburban roads , thanks to an AUD 28 million (EUR 17 million) investment in direct railfreight between the port of Melbourne and Dandenong South, Australia. A new... more