Light swap body improves carriage of heavy coils 
Move Intermodal, Belgium, has added 100 Kaessbohrer coil swap body vehicles to its fleet. The light coil swap body K. SWAU CC with a length of 13.7 m was designed and produced by Kässborer in corporation with its customer Move Intermodal to increase the efficiency of coil... more
“Deeply rooted“ 
There aren’t many people in the Suisse Romande who do not know PESA. The Lausanne Chavornay-based company is set to expand its forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing services. Christian Doepgen spoke to director Thierry Dornier. more
Acquisition of eco-friendly shunting locomotives on track
German freight operator DB Cargo is ordering the first 50 locomotives from Toshiba and plans to lease another 50 locomotives. Preparations for assembling the locomotives start in 2021 at DB Cargo's maintenance depot in Rostock, Germany. The 50 new hybrid locomotives will... more
New block train runs between China and Russia
Russia’s Rail Cargo Logistics has started to ferry containers from Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province in eastern China, through Mongolia to the Vorsino terminal in the Kaluga region in Russia. The first test train with 44 40-foot containers recently completed a successful... more
Sustainable food deliveries in Finland
Finland has one of Europe’s most developed biogas networks, comprising 33 public stations. With such an excellent infrastructure in place, it is not surprising that Havi Logistics switched half of its eight-strong Finnish fleet to Scania biogas trucks recently. The other... more
Applications for trucking industry awards are now open
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has launched the 2020 national trucking industry awards. Nominations will close on 5 March 2020. The award winners will be announced at the ATA foundation sponsors awards gala dinner, held during the ATA’s Trucking Australia 2020... more
Modern technology for Brazil’s rail network
Brazil's largest rail-based logistics operator Rumo has signed a multi-year contract with Globalsat, Inmarsat and Cobham to install a satellite communications across Brazilian railway network. The system will connect Rumo's cargo trains and allows to increase the speed with... more
Hungarian rail carrier renamed
The Hungarian company AWT Rail HU has been renamed PKP Cargo International HU. It has been offering rail transport services and operating railway sidings in Hungary since 2010. It uses the facilities of the parent Group PKP Cargo International, which is one of the most... more
New train link between Bettembourg and Kiel
CFL multimodal, Stena Line and LKW Walter have jointly launched a new direct intermodal service. The train links the Bettembourg-Dudelange terminal (Luxembourg) with the Schwedenkai in the port of Kiel in Germany, where there is a direct connection to ferry services to... more
Watch out: overloaded trucks could soon be caught on camera
Overloaded trucks represent a problem for road traffic. Excess loads increase the risk of traffic accidents and do great damage to roads and bridges. Accurate and reliable measurements of trucks’ axle loads are essential to monitor overloading and take whatever measures are... more