Service over the Trans-Siberian land bridge launched 
RZD Logistics successfully has transported the first transit container from Europe to Japan through the territory of Russia over the Trans-Siberian land bridge. The 40-ft test container, consisting of various groupage cargoes, departed from Hamburg (Germany) to the port of... more
More trains running between Doncaster and Felixstowe
iPort Rail (UK) has launched its fifth daily rail freight service, just over a year after becoming officially operational. The new route will run five days a week to and from iPort Rail in Doncaster and Felixstowe and is operated by GB Railfreight. The other four existing... more
Joint platform for transport logistics
The software developer Inform has added a comprehensive electronic platform for industrial transport logistics to its product portfolio. More than 6,600 transport companies and about 70 attached shippers have already registered, including locations of the major automobile... more
Belarus to upgrade its key transport corridors
Belarus will receive a major boost with a EUR 259 million loan programme provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the expansion of its road network. The package includes the upgrade of 12 bridges as well as the modernisation of the M3... more
Russia: Delo Group buys majority share in TransContainer
Russian Railways (RZD) sold 50% + 2 shares in TransContainer in an auction held on 27 November to the Sergey Shishkarev-led Delo Group. The start price was RUB 36.2 billion (USD 566.3 million). The RF government approved a directive to sell the RZD-controlled share in... more
VIIA focuses on climate-neutral services
The French Ro-La operator VIIA plans to make all its long-haul overland services climate-neutral as from 2020. Just by shifting cargo previously transported by semitrailers onto the railways, CO2 emissions are reduced by 94%, the operator says. Furthermore, the climate... more
Kick-off for the Rail Baltica construction in Estonia
The first cornerstone of Rail Baltica in Estonia has been laid by the start of the construction of the Saustinomme viaduct in the north of the country. The viaduct crosses the main route of Rail Baltica. Various intersections between Rail Baltica’s future high-speed link and... more
Fleet modernisation with 150 sulphuric acid tank cars
The Russian manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) will supply 150 sulphuric acid tank cars mounted on bogies with an axle load of 25 t to the transportation and logistics operator Polar Freight Company. The batch is to be delivered by the end of the current year. The deal is... more
Fast route between Moscow and Zibo launched
One new trial train recently completed its westbound journey from Zibo in the Shandong Province of China via Erlian (Inner Mongolia) to the Seliatino terminal near Moscow, Russia. Another train is already on its way. These two trains mark the first ever cargo transport by... more
Multi-voltage installation for locomotive workshop
In Muttenz (Switzerland), SBB Cargo has put a new multi-voltage installation into operation. It enables to check the efficiency of state-of-the-art multi-voltage locomotives using their accustomed power supply system directly in the hall. European railway systems are powered... more