IRU-UNECE call for coordinated measures 
The International Road Union (IRU) and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) continue their cooperative and proactive joint response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a joint letter addressed to customs administration bodies, the two organisations stressed the importance... more
Record smashed: China – UK in just 17 days
Davies Turner’s direct, fixed-day, weekly rail import service from China to the UK has broken record transit times. “The first consol container that left China after we restarted our direct express China rail service into the UK in March arrived after just 17 days,” said chief... more
Indian Railways introduces 109 time-tabled parcel trains
In a major boost to the supply chain network across the country, Indian Railways has introduced unhindered services of timetabled parcel trains for nationwide transportation of essential commodities and other goods. Over 58 routes and 109 special parcel trains have been... more
12,000 truckloads shifted to rail every year
On 4 November this year, the Swedish carrier Green Cargo will have transported goods for the energy company St1 for 25 years. Now, Green Cargo and St1 have signed an agreement to continue collaboration for two more years. The long-lasting collaboration is a major win for the... more
First timber train leaves Archangel for China
The first container train to China recently departed from Arkhangelsk Station in Russia with Northern Railways carrying sawn timber in 62 large-capacity containers. After a journey of ten days, the train arrived at the Russian Zabaikalsk border station at the Chinese... more
Norvik Port now connected to Swedish railway
Over the Easter weekend the EUR 73 million industrial branch line that Ports of Stockholm has built to Stockholm Norvik Port was connected to the railway network and electrified. This creates a direct railway link to and from the port on the green cargo intermodal network for... more
Wood transports shifted from road to rail
This week saw DB Cargo Logistics and customer binderholz dispatch their first load of cross-laminated timber on its journey from Burgbernheim in northwest Bavaria (Germany) to Sweden. Previously, binderholz sent its products by road, but it has now switched to green rail... more
New vehicle for construction traffic
In Switzerland, Hauser Transporte in Lömmenschwil (Canton St. Gall) has been able to add a new Renault Trucks C520 P10x4 to its fleet. The five-axle truck is designed as a two-side tipper and will be deployed in regional construction traffic. Hauser Transporte concentrates... more
Real-time data enables fast reaction en route
In these difficult days, supply chain visibility is of very high importance for all parties involved in the supply chain: For this reason the Germany-based start-up Synfioo offers its OnTime Navigator for three months free of charge. The tour management application allows... more
Regular train services to Wuhan resume
The first freight train has run from Wuhan (China) to the premises of Hutchison Ports Duisburg (formerly DeCeTe) in Germany since the corona pandemic broke out. Wuhan, which has been Duisburg's twin city since 1982, and the entire Hubei province were closed to goods and... more