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
UK container hubs to receive new equipment
Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), have made a significant investment in 75 new lifting and handling machines to be deployed at their container terminals throughout the UK. The initial batch of equipment was recently delivered, with... more
New shuttle links Ural with the Far East regions
Fesco is expanding its domestic network for regular container services. The new Ural Amur shuttle connects Ekaterinburg in the east of the Ural and Khabarovsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast near the Russian-Chinese border. Trains will depart once a week. Transit time is seven days. The... more
Medway opens logistics platform
Medway recently inaugurated its terminal in Sines, Portugal. The hub has a total area of 33,000 sqm and capacity for about 2,000 teu. The logistics platform provides handling equipment, container parking, cargo consolidation and deconsolidation and moorings, among other... more