New short line link pays off 
The new 8 km long short line rail link allows Drax, an American manufacturer of compressed wood pellets, to reduce supply chain emissions and biomass costs. The track connects Drax’s LaSalle pellet plant in northern Louisiana (USA) to the regional rail network, enabling... more
Alaska’s students receive new classroom
US company Lynden Transport hauled a modular building from Edmonton (Canada) to Kaktovik, AK (USA) to serve as a classroom for students after the school burned down in February. Kaktovik is a Native Alaskan Village on the Arctic Coast of the Beaufort Sea with a population of... more
New train to link Ruhr area with Czechia
On 15 June, the Belgian railfreight company Lineas plans to launch a new regular international transport service: three weekly train runs in both directions will provide direct connections between Recklinghausen-Ost in Germany's Ruhr area and Usti Nad Labem in Czechia, with... more
Reducing C02 emissions by more than 714,000 t
Russian Railways plans to invest over RUB 4 billion (EUR 0.051 million) in environmental conservation in 2020. By implementing air protection measures in 2020, the company expects to cut emissions of harmful substances by 13,000 t, including 1,000 t from stationary sources such... more
Daily trailer service between UK and the Netherlands
Davies Turner will strengthen its portfolio of scheduled daily overland trailer services between the UK and the Netherlands following the signing of an exclusive cooperation agreement with the Dutch subsidiary of the Mainfreight Group. From 1 June 2020, daily overland... more
Eurasian container transport on the upswing
In April 2020, UTLC ERA handled a total of 41,200 teu in container traffic on the China – Europe – China rail link, double the amount of the cargo carried in April 2019 and an absolute record for a month's traffic volumes on its container transit services through Eurasia, the... more
Going once, going twice, sold! 
Cologne-based HGK made the highest bid for the European inland shipping activities of South Africa’s Imperial Logistics. The division, which has more than 400 vessels and handles 45 million t of cargo, will change hands in mid-year. more
New rail service between Moncton and Halifax
In collaboration with the Halifax Port Authority, stakeholders, ocean carriers and customers, Canadian National Railways (CN) now offers a new intermodal service through its Moncton yard aimed at reducing short-haul trucking in Halifax. “This intermodal service will play a... more
Rail activities consolidated
The Hübner Group has set the course for more growth in its rail business with a number of important structural and personnel decisions. The Kassel-based company in Germany is drawing together its diverse rail-based businesses – with gangway systems for railway vehicles, chassis... more
Estonian carrier strives for ambitious goal
With the help of 75 new bulk containers, Operail plans to more than double its multimodal freight volumes and to transport more than 200,000 t of goods by the end of 2020. Compared to the previous year, Operail’s multimodal freight throughput increased by more than 50% in... more