Expanding into inland solutions for freight railroads 
Navis, part of Cargotec, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Biarri Rail, a global provider of planning and scheduling optimisation software for freight railroads. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of February 2020 and will support Navis’... more
Swiss intermodal operator launches P400 shuttle trains
Hupac Intermodal is introducing a new connection between Perpignan in France and Cologne in Germany. The new route will be integrated into the network starting from March 2020. With five roundtrips per week, the Swiss intermodal operator will offer new market opportunities for... more
French rail motorway operator introduces truck app
VIIA, the operator of the rail motorways of French SNCF group, has launched VIIA DRIVE, a new app for truck drivers. During the start-up phase, the app will only be available in Le Boulou before being opened to the other terminals. Available in ten languages, the... more
AB Texel Group acquires Van Leendert agricultural transport
As of 1 March 2020, AB Texel will take over Van Leendert's agricultural transport activities. "Changing market conditions and the lack of succession have led to this step,” said owner Eric van Leendert. Van Leendert transports bulk agricultural products through the... more
IRU and ETF urge EU to address driver shortage
The European transport workers’ federation (ETF) and the international road union (IRU) have renewed their commitment as social partners of the EU road transport sector to further improve working conditions for truck drivers. Unfavourable working conditions are an undeniable... more
New transload hub for US short line railroad
TNW, a privately held operator of short line railroads and transportation logistics services, opened their third transloading operation in Brownwood, Texas, on the Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR) line. The railroad has been serving the rail transport, storage and operations... more
Railfreight services to move cars between Germany and Spain
Transfesa Logistics and Volkswagen Group Logistics have renewed their contract for international vehicle shipments by rail. The company will be responsible, until 2022, for transports originating in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, and Mosel in Germany, and Mlada Boleslav in Czechia to... more
Green light for trains to haul heavy duty loads in Italy
Rail Cargo Carrier – Italy has successfully completed the journey of the heaviest freight train in its history, travelling from Travisio to Udine. 24 fully loaded tank cars with a total weight of 2,200 t started at the large marshalling yard Villach Süd in Austria and arrived at... more
New hopper car model certified
Russian manufacturer UWC has received RC FRT certification for two models of six-axle articulated hopper cars running on 25 t axle load bogies. The rolling stock’s increased loading capacity and load per unit length bring additional economic benefits while maintaining standard... more
Hupac breaks the 1 million barrier
In 2019, Swiss intermodal transport operator Hupac increased its traffic volumes by 13% compared to the previous year, leapfrogging the 1 million threshold for the first time. In transalpine traffic through Switzerland, its core business, the company carried 550,796 road... more