Wels to become a key hub for West-South traffic 
Kombiverkehr is restructuring some of its services to and from Austria and Hungary. Kombiverkehr and Rail Cargo Operator (RCO) will join forces to operate the Austria – Hungary link between Wels and Vienna/Budapest together in future. As from 16 November 2019, the joint... more
Better rail transport interoperability in Dutch network
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, EU 22.2 million of public support to upgrade traffic management equipment on freight locomotives in the Netherlands. The scheme will contribute to making railway systems more interoperable in the EU without unduly... more
New tool improves risk assessment and cost analysis
Across Europe, national road administrations are having to deal with more frequent and severe weather, greater sea level rises and increased stress on infrastructure leading to higher deterioration rates. A new tool, funded under the conference of European directors of roads... more
US short line can handle heavier freight cars
North Carolina & Virginia Railroad (NCVA) has upgraded its entire line to handle 143 t railcar loadings. Until now, the railroad’s infrastructure was limited to 135.6 t railcar loadings. In an USD 11.6-million project to achieve the capacity improvement, NCVA installed... more
Further progress in implementing PTC
US class I railways Union Pacific (UP) implemented positive train control (PTC) on 1790 route kilometres in the third quarter of 2019, bringing the required PTC-operated route kilometres to more than 40,877 or 93%. Nearly all Union Pacific trains operating on PTC-mandated... more
Increased capacity to ship manufactured buildings
Bennett Truck Transport in Georgia (USA) has concluded the asset purchase agreement with Road Masters Transport and its open-deck, general freight carrier RoadMasters Power Transport. The Texas-based RoadMasters companies have provided over 41 years of service to shippers of... more
New vehicles to distribute food and drinks
A. F. Blakemore & Son in UK has added ten new Volvo FE rigids to its fleet. The forwarder will deploy the new vehicles on local and long distance, multi drop distribution of food and drink products. The ten Volvo FEs are a mixture of 4x2 and 6x2 rigid configurations. The... more
“It’s essential to earn our money” 
Erich Staake has developed the German facility in Duisport into the largest inland port in Europe in two decades. Duisport is now only still a port in a small way; it’s simultaneously home to numerous large companies and is also a laboratory for start-ups. So Staake isn’t too... more
Fastest rail link between China and Germany
To facilitate rail transports along the new Silk Road, DHL Global Forwarding has set up three new European rail competence centres in France, Italy and the UK. At the same time, it has launched the fastest railfreight link between China and Germany. The new train runs... more
First batch of Chinese locomotives arrives in Africa
The Chinese manufacturer CRRC Qishuyan recently delivered the first batch of ten locomotives to Nigeria. The diesel locomotives will run along the Abuja-Kaduna railway and the Lagos-Ibadan route. The Abuja-Kaduna line was opened in 2016 and the Lagos-Ibadan railway is... more