More trains to connect south and south-east Europe 
Hupac has expanded its services to and from France, Spain and Turkey. The company has integrated Halikali in Turkey to its network. The new train offers two roundtrips a week and connects Turkey with North Sea ports and inland hubs in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy.... more
Softly, softly: Swiss rail carrier opts for quiet brakes
By the end of 2019, SBB Cargo’s roughly 5,000 freight wagons will be equipped with low-noise brakes and be able to operate freely on the entire Swiss rail network. For this purpose, the wagons’ braking systems were retrofitted and the grey iron brake shoes were replaced by... more
Australia's trucking industry rejects tax increase
Australia’s trucking operators have unanimously and emphatically rejected a proposal to dramatically increase the truck fuel tax and registration charges. The decision was made at the meeting of the Australian trucking association (ATA) general council, ahead of a transport... more
UK: Railfreight operator and road haulier honoured
Freightliner was named “railfreight operator of the year” at the 2019 global freight awards, the UK’s flagship awards programme that recognises and rewards excellence across all freight sectors. Freightliner, which is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has won the... more
E-trucks for hinterland logistics provider
E-Force One has symbolically handed over the keys for two fully electric semi-trailers to Contargo. The container hinterland logistics network has thus received the first two fully electronic 44 t trucks produced by the Swiss manufacturer and the third and fourth e-trucks for... more
Upgrading the DUSS terminal in Hamburg-Billwerder
The premises of the German DUSS terminal in Hamburg-Billwerder witnessed an anything but everyday event on Tuesday, 19 November 2019: a truck-mounted crane with a load capacity of 400 t lifted two new gantry girders into their final position. This operation was the starting... more
Canadian rail’s environmental leadership recognised
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has honoured two of Canada’s largest rail operators with its environment awards for 2019. Canadian National Railways (CN) won in the class 1 freight category for its innovative and first-of-a-kind pilot project to repurpose retired... more
New gondola type speeds up freight car turnover time
Russia’s largest manufacturer of freight cars, United Wagon Company (UWC), has won certificates for two models of six-axle articulated gondola car running on bogies with a 25 t axle load. The increased load per unit length capacity makes it possible to raise the network carrying... more
An intermodal pioneer 
The logistician Ambrogio, headquartered in the northern Italian town of Gallarate, near Milan, was established 50 years ago. Livio Ambrogio, the family enterprise’s president, gave the ITJ an interview recently, in which he discussed the firm’s early years as an intermodal... more
Modernising cargo locomotives will save EUR 11 million
LG CARGO in Lithuania has begun a technical maintenance programme to renew the rolling stock that carries most of the cargo. This project will involve a major overhaul of 44 "Siemens" locomotives and save EUR 11 million. Unlike previously applied practices, this time... more