EU action needed on road frontiers 
Bottlenecks at EU borders have been causing unnecessary delays and interruptions of supply chains. The European Commission’s green lane guidelines just announced set a 15-minute maximum border crossing time for vehicles carrying any type of goods. The International Road... more
Covid-19 threatens freight forwarders' future
The European full and part load network of international freight forwarders (Elvis) has called upon the German federal government to suspend road tolls for trucks during the corona crisis, with retroactive effect from 1 March. In an open letter, Elvis warns of the risk that... more
LDZ revises its investment projects
As the drop in railfreight volumes, which started already in the first half of 2019, continues, and taking into account the inability of Latvian Railways (LDZ) to balance its finances in 2020 without additional funding from the government budget, LDZ has revised its plans for... more
New truck for Swiss metal and glass supplier
A new truck built by Renault Trucks was recently added to the vehicle fleet of UBM Bischofberger in Waldkirch, Switzerland. The entrepreneur's decision was prompted not only by the vehicle's good price-performance ratio and its cost-efficiency, but also by its robustness and its... more
China – Europe freight transport back on track
With the situation in China regarding the spread of COVID-19 stabilising, and the country’s economy gradually getting back to normal, freight transport between China and Europe is beginning to run smoothly again, said the Russian United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian... more
Covid-19: more compensation for Swiss railways
The Swiss federal office for transport (BAV) has decided to take specials measures to ensure that railfreight companies remain financially afloat and functioning during the corona crisis. Specifically, the terms of business will be temporarily adjusted to lighten the load on... more
VPI: workshops must stay open
The association of wagon keepers (Verband der Güterwagenhalter, VPI) calls upon the German federal government to ensure that workshops remain in operation in Germany and throughout the EU. “Without maintenance and essential repairs of rolling stock, there is a risk that... more
Contract for maintenance train service awarded
Harsco Rail has been awarded a three-year mobile maintenance train service contract by Network Rail, the largest infrastructure manager of railway network in the UK. The USD 25 million contract calls for Harsco Rail to operate and maintain Network Rail’s fleet of eight mobile... more
Railways ready to step in
Railfreight is ready to take over additional transport in Germany and cross-border services for trade and industry during the corona crisis, the network of European railways (NEE) and the association of German transport companies (VDV) say. Road hauliers have repeatedly... more
Railfreight braves corona crisis
Lokomotion, the train operator for transalpine railfreight services through Austria, reports that it has implemented comprehensive measures to guarantee that international transport links remain open. In close cooperation with the service companies, Lokomotion has agreed... more