China flags off new trains to Moscow 
One of the new trains connects Moscow with Taiyuan in North China and the other runs to Shandong in East China. The Taiyuan train is served by China Railway Express (CRE). As the capital city of Shanxi province, Taiyuan boasts a relatively complete integrated freight hub system... more
China and Serbia strengthen trade ties
The state-owned company Zhengzhou International Hub (ZIH) has launched a railfreight service to Serbia. The China Railway Express (CRE) train left Zengzhou in the Province Henan (Central China) last Friday (26 April 2024) and is now en route to Belgrade via Mongolia and... more
Reducing fuel costs and CO2 emissions
UK-based parcel shipment specialist Yodel has taken delivery of 80 S.BO Pace trailers from Schmitz Cargobull. The trailers will operate in England, Scotland, and Wales, covering all 47 of Yodel’s service centres as well as its three national sortation hubs. The new arrivals... more
Rotterdam improves services to terminal
Q-Terminals Kramer Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement regarding a temporary connection of the Rail Terminal West II (RTW-II) site to the container exchange route (CER). With the agreement, all terminals and depots of Q-Terminals Kramer... more
East Africa: better links to port of Mombasa
The feasibility study for the 256 km multinational East African expressway is set to start soon, the East African Community (EAC) said. The expressway will run from Kisumu (Kenya) to Kakira (Uganda) and involve rehabilitating the existing two-lane single carriageway to... more
Vegetable oils for diesel locomotives
Customers can now refuel all their Northrail diesel locomotives with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). It can be used at 100% or mixed in any ratio as a direct eco-friendly replacement for diesel fuel and reduces the emission of soot particles by up to 60%. Networks of HVO... more
HVO network for trucks expands to Spain
After the Netherlands and Austria, On Turtle has now added a new country to its international network of stations with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) diesel fuel. The transport service company has opened its first Spanish HVO station at the Dyneff service area in La Jonquera,... more
Norfolk Southern to serve new factory
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) will invest USD 200,000 to help develop a new manufacturing facility in Siler City, NC, which will be built by the Innovative Construction Group (ICG) and several other partners. With the money, NCRR will finance the design and... more
Major TEN-T links to be finished by 2030
The members of the European Parliament have backed an update of the EU’s plan to build a large inland transport network connected through ports and terminals in the EU. Under the new rule, major transport infrastructure projects should be completed by the end of 2030.... more
RCG buys three Euro Duals
The Swiss leasing company European Loc Pool (ELP) will deliver the three hybrid locomotives in the end of 2024 and in H1/2025 to the Austrian carrier Rail Cargo Group (RCG). The six-axle hybrid locomotive has a tractive force of 500 kN and capabilities of up to 2.8 MW in... more