Boring of Cortanovci tunnel in Serbia completed 
Russian Railways (RZD) broke through the right-hand Cortanovci tunnel in Serbia on 3 April 2020, thus fully completing the first phase of the 1,086 m tunnel. It is located on a section of the Stara Pazova – Novi Sad line connecting three of the five largest cities in Serbia... more
New rail service between Austria and Croatia
The Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has introduced a new connection from and to Croatia in cooperation with the Croatian carrier HZ Cargo and the Slovenian railways SZ Cargo. The new direct route will help overcome the challenges currently facing international freight transport... more
Twenty tank wagons for fuel transports
In Ostrava, in eastern Czechia, the Czech railfreight company CD Cargo recently took delivery of 20 tank wagons of the Zacns series produced by Slovak manufacturer Tatravagonka. This brings the number of these tank wagons in CD Cargo’s fleet up to 100. The wagons a loading... more
Dutch waste disposal firm tests e-truck
As part of a field test comprising four comparable vehicles, the first DAF CF Electric 6x2 refuse collection truck has entered operations with the Dutch public waste disposal firm Rova. The vehicle features a zero-emission VDL electric powertrain and will be operated in the... more
Two tonnes of fruit delivered to nursing homes
The premium fruit and vegetable brand SanLucar and the agricultural producer Llusar in Spain have donated 2 t of mandarins for the elderly, the persons most affected by the current health crisis. Thus, with the help of the national police and the army, the 2,000 kg of citrus... more
Pleasure and pain on the rivers 
Inland barges continue to ply their trade on Europe’s waterways. Some market observers are worried, however, that Eastern European crews might become locked in by quarantines. The EU has signalled some basic support. more
Rhine Valley rail line closed after derailment
A ro-la train from SBB Cargo International collided between Freiburg (Germany) and Basel (Switzerland) with elements of a road bridge under construction and derailed on Thursday evening (2 April 2020). The train driver died, three other persons were injured. The rail line is... more
Rail-ready sites programme launched
US railroad Omnitrax has launched its new rail-ready sites programme. The initiative, which is designed to bring together rail-served sites and customers in need of development properties, kicks off with ten rail-ready sites along the New Jersey division of the Winchester and... more
Comtrak changes ownership
Hub Group in the USA has completed the acquisition of Comtrak for USD 38.0 million. Comtrak is a transportation industry leader in the USA whose services include rail and international drayage for the intermodal sector, full truckload transportation, container storage, yard... more
New trimodal terminal to reduce truck traffic
As part of the continued development of logport VI, duisport in Germany has now compiled the approval-related information for the construction of the container terminal and the internal access road for logport VI. The trimodal container terminal (road/water/rail) forms an... more