Timber transport shifted from road to rail 
DB Cargo Logistics and its customer Binderholz have dispatched their first load of cross-laminated timber on the 2000 km long journey from Burgbernheim in northwest Bavaria, Germany, to Sweden. Previously, Binderholz sent its products by road. From now on, they will be... more
Battery delivery from Korea to Poland in 19 days
Arriving from Korea, the second full-length block train loaded with accumulator batteries for LGChem was dispatched from the berth of the Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company at Vostochny port in Russia to Wroclaw in Poland. The train consists of reefer containers connected to an... more
Better road and rail links between Greece and Bulgaria
Greece and Bulgaria have signed several memoranda of cooperation in the fields of transport. The MoUs include the Greece-Bulgaria cross-border rail traffic agreement. The deal will connect the cities of Kavala and Alexandroupoli in Greece with Burgas and Varna in Bulgaria by... more
18 LNG trucks to transport helium in 2021
The Russian energy company Gazprom plans to purchase gas-powered vehicles to transport liquid helium. Freight trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be used for this purpose. Batch production of these trucks will be carried out at the facilities of Kamaz, a truck and... more
Coronavirus: combined transport keeps moving
In view of the COVID-19 infections reported over the weekend from Northern Italy – mainly the regions of Lombardy and Veneto – and the resulting swift actions announced by Italian authorities, the European combined transport sector and its representatives in Italy in particular... more
Cooperation along the Russia-India transport corridor
Multimodal logistic operator RZD Logistics in Russia and container rail operator Concor in India have signed an agreement stipulating that Concor will provide the container fleet and equipment for arranging and developing transportation on the North-South international transport... more
Petrochemicals delivered by direct fast train to Finland
Russia-based Transcontainer has organised the first direct fast block train with petrochemicals loaded in 114 specialised tank-containers. The train departed from Salavat in the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan heading for Kotka in Finland. This service is a result of... more
US class I railroad welcomes several new facilities
In the USA, BNSF Railway reports that investments from customers served by the freight rail provider totalled USD 1.2 billion in 2019. This marks the ninth consecutive year that BNSF customers and local economic development organisations have invested more than USD 1 billion in... more
Fewer trucks between Lausanne and Geneva
The Swiss federal railways (SBB) have opened the new passing rail track between Coppet and Founex on the Geneva – Lausanne route. Now the railways can expand passenger traffic without reducing railfreight capacities. On the new 750 m and CHF 73 million track, the faster... more
US short line railroad opens liquid transload terminal
Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR) in the USA has elivered the first railcar of liquid feed ingredients for animal health and nutrition company Novus to the newly opened Seaford Transload Terminal, Delaware. A roadway was built adjacent to an existing rail siding in the... more