Premium service for general cargo across Europe 
The German Schäflein group is expanding its express deliveries portfolio: With the premium service “Europa Express” the provider now offers groupage freight transport solutions for especially time-critical general cargo consignments to neighbouring countries in Europe. For... more
Estonian carrier continues upgrade
The Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO will supply the Estonian freight carrier Operail with six more packets for the complex modernisation of American C30 locomotives to Class C30-M. It is the second contract within less than a year. Complete modernisation packets, i.e. all... more
New barge crane for Linz port
Linz Service intends to reconstruct its terminal in Linz, in the east of Austria, and has mandated Kuenz to supply a new gantry crane. The 120,000 sqm area of Hafen Linz is an important gateway for international freight traffic. The terminal will be modernised to maintain... more
State-of-the art equipment for UP-served rail facility
Silica producer Sands has started a reconstruction project to optimise and consolidate processing assets. The company has also completed the purchase of its Diaz rail loading facility in Arkansas, USA. The plant is served by US class I railroad UP. The reconfiguration... more
UK forwarder takes delivery of 21 new-generation Actros
The growing partnership with Mercedes-Benz Trucks ‘came of age’ recently when Fowler Welch in UK took delivery of 21 tractor units from the award-winning Actros range. The latest Mercedes-Benz tractors operate from Fowler Welch’s chilled facility in Teynham, Kent (UK).... more
Calls for a corridor through France 
Swiss railway operators will continue to require subsidies for combined trans-Alpine transport operations, even after the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA) has been completed. However, in order to improve the situation of the railways on the European north–south axis in the... more
A new way to operate an intermodal yard
Gaining a foothold in the US market is not always the easiest of things. The Austrian company Kuenz has successfully entered the US RTG market, since Norfolk Southern Railway has ordered six Kuenz Freeriders - 11 wide and 1 over 4. The cranes will be located at the Austell,... more
New intermodal links for European network
The Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched two new rail connections: two times a week, a service between Verona (Italy) and Lübeck (Germany) offers a direct, non-stop intermodal connection between Northern Italy and the North German Hanseatic city to provide optimal logistics... more
Breakdown assistance: service centre to be opened in Bosnia
ADAC truckservice is reorganising the handling of its breakdown services. In the future, the reception of incoming calls for assistance and the responsibility for providing breakdown services will be run by two different units. Strategically important business functions will be... more
Global Train Services to support small US railroads
The American short line and regional railroad association (ASLRRA) has hired Global Train Services (GTS) as its newest preferred provider. GTS will provide both positive train control (PTC) implementation and support services and grant writing services at a discounted rate to... more