Elvis improves protection for truck drivers 
Elvis, the network of European truck forwarders and carriers, has integrated several offers into its programme that permit freight forwarders to improve their support for their drivers in the corona crisis. Thanks to a cooperation with the smart payment and booking platform... more
Cutting carbon emissions by 6,500 t per annum
Moelven, Grenland Rail and Green Cargo have renewed their agreement to continue their sustainable freight transport services from Norway to Sweden. The new three-year agreement starts this December. Shipments run seven days a week, carrying wood chips and pulpwood on... more
Over 42% more secure parking places
The transported asset protection association (Tapa) has partnered with Bosch Secure Truck Parking, a digital booking platform for truck parking spaces in Europe. The partnership has contributed to a 42.9% growth in the association’s database of secure parking places over the... more
UWC completes delivery of box cars to Kuchukterminal
United Wagon Company (UWC) has shipped 100 box cars manufactured in Tikhvin, Russia, to the fleet of Kuchukterminal, which is part of the network run by logistic group LTB. Taking the latest delivery into account, Kuchukterminal now operates a total 220 box cars mounted on 25-t... more
60 million truck kilometres covered in three months
Russian FTL trucking company Globaltruck operated a total of 1,366 trucks in Q1/2020, 3.2% down from the same period last year. The total distance covered by trucks increased by 1.1% and reached 61.2 million km versus 60.5 million km in Q1/2019. Average monthly distance per... more
More freight for Italy's railways
Schienen VTG has delivered the first 40 of 60 new wagons to Medway Italia in Bologna. The ultramodern, six-acle 80′ Sggrs(s) wagons were especially adapted to meet Medway’s needs and optimised for onward transport by sea – a novelty on the Italian market, VTG said. Medway... more
Norway drives digitalisation
Norway has ratified the e-CMR protocol, joining the 25 other countries that have already acceded, and completing coverage across Scandinavia. In place since 2011, e-CMR, the electronic protocol of the standard consignment note under the United Nations Convention for the... more
Car parts from Wuhan arrive in France
Automotive logistics provider Gefco has transported 500 t of car parts from Wuhan to France. The parts were delivered on one of the first trains that were dispatched from the Chinese city after the lockdown was lifted. The train with the 41 loaded containers travelled... more
Test train run between Barcelona and Zaragoza
Bunge, which specialises in the transport of agri-food, has started tests to transport soybean flour by rail in Spain. The first train left Bunge's facilities in the Port of Barcelona bound for the dry port of Zuera (Zaragoza) last Monday, 15 June 2020. It is a convoy of 17... more
10,000 trucks to be shifted to rail
DB Cargo and Kombiverkehr are expanding their shuttle service between the Belgium port of Antwerp and Duisburg in Germany. From now on, up to 90 teu can be transported per train rather than the previous 60 TEU. This means that in a 12-month period up to 9,000 additional... more