Special trailer for fragile goods
Transuniverse Forwarding in Wondelgem, Belgium, recently introduced a very special type of trailer for Nitto Belgium. It is a temperature-controlled box trailer where the sidewalls open completely to load and unload long and very fragile rolls of film. The films are... more
New sites along Winchester & Western Railroad
US railroad Omnitrax is extending its new rail-ready sites programme to the West Virginia branch of the Winchester & Western Railroad (WW). This project connects rail-served sites with customers in need of property to access the benefits of rail. OmniTRAX officials... more
SGKV: treat all modes of transport equally
Combined transport is one of the pillars of Europe's green deal for freight transport and the climate protection measures adopted by Germany's federal government. But how does one strengthen and promote combined transport? "Not by favouring individual modes or... more
Rail solution to curb Pandemic in Africa
Bolloré has launched a rail service for export cargo from Mombasa in Kenya to Uganda through the Naivasha ICD in a bid to reduce the spread of Covid-19. By using the rail to transport cargo up to Naivasha, the company hopes to reduce long-distance drivers' exposure to the... more
Central Anatolian rail line reopened
In Turkey, the rail stretch connecting Samsun to Siva in Central Anatolia has been reopened for freight operation. The line was closed for five years and is now upgraded. The Turkish state-owned rail company TCDD has improved the entire infrastructure along the 378-km long... more
Start-up delivers its first e-vehicle
The first electric utility vehicle made by Tropos Motors Europe was handed over to the industrial services provider Ifürel in Herne, Germany. The factory for the e-mobility brand, which has just been launched in the European market, started production in Herne at the end of... more
Haulier supports Covid-19-fight in USA
US forwarder Circle Logistics has launched a new bulk division to ship ethanol nationwide for hand sanitiser production. Circle plans to increase its ethanol distribution to 5.7 million litres by the end of May 2020, as part of its response to Covid-19. The haulier has also... more
eTrucknow now also available in Singapore
Piloted in Thailand, Kuehne + Nagel has launchend its AI-enabled digital road logistics platform eTrucknow in Singapore. With eTrucknow, shippers can access a simplified quotation and comparison process for domestic road logistics shipments. Singapore-Malaysia cross-border... more
New cleaning facility for locomotives
ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft, a subsidiary of Captrain Deutschland, is investing EUR 2.4 million in a 1,655 sqm extension to its specialised workshop for locomotives and waggons in east Germany. Construction began with a groundbreaking ceremony recently. ITL's new buildings... more
From Siberia to China in 35 days
The Austrian Rail Cargo Group in Russia and the Russian transport firm Fesco plan to set up stable and reliable multimodal transport services between Siberia and China. The two companies jointly organised the first container transport, loaded with 216 t of rapeseed oil, from... more