Railways discuss digitalisation agenda 
The worldwide railway organisation UIC recently held its annual plenary meeting in Paris (France) with a global panel of speakers presenting a wide range of topics under the headline of “Railway 4.0: standardisation for a fully-integrated digital railway system”. The... more
DKV buys a 25% share of VAT Services
DKV has bought a 25% share of Spanish VAT Services, a provider of international VAT payment services for Spanish customers. The partners agreed not to disclose the purchasing price. In 2018, VAT Services generated a turnover of more than EUR 200 million, with more than 1,500... more
First unitised direct train connects Coevorden and Nässjo
Samskip has launched a new five times weekly rail connection between Coevorden in the north of the Netherlands and Nässjö, Sweden, in its second significant enhancement of its Swedish services in September 2019. The new link is Samskip’s first direct Sweden-Netherlands rail... more
Remaining 100% CO2-neutral
Schuon carries out all its transport services within Germany while maintaining a CO2-neutral balance. In 2018, the trucks emitted 16,612.0 t of CO2 according to the tank-to-wheel assessment tool. On the other hand, the company saved 16,773.8 t CO2 in the same period of... more
Leipzig forwarder buys thirteen new semitrailers
The Leipzig (Germany)-based company Lamkewitz Schüttgut-Transporte und Tiefbau has been deploying MAN trucks for years and is now renewing its fleet by purchasing thirteen new vehicles. The company recently took delivery of the first eleven MAN TGX 18.500 semitrailers with... more
Greenyard expands fleet in Poland
Greenyard has expanded its ICTS fleet in Poland with seven bi-temps, refrigerated trailers with a double evaporator for different temperature zones. In total, Greenyard is now renting 17 refrigerated trailers from ICTS on a long-term basis. These trailers are equipped with... more
Maghreb trade on the rise
Militzer & Münch, which is headquartered in Switzerland, is substantially expanding its transport services between Germany and the Maghreb countries. Compared to H1/2019, the logistics company was able to increase its consignment volumes by almost 30% in H1/2019. Turnover... more
Renewed recognition for sustainability efforts
Canadian National Railways (CN) has again earned a place on the Dow Jones sustainability world index (DJSI). This marks the eighth consecutive year that CN has been listed on the DJSI world index and the 11th consecutive year that CN has been listed on the DJSI North America... more
Short-line railroad to serve cat litter producer
The US short-line railroad Great Western Railway of Colorado (GWR) will provide direct service to a new industrial facility which will be built by Canada-based cat litter producer Intersand in the Great Western Industrial Park (GWIP) in the US-state of Colorado. Both GWIP... more
Investing in GPS receivers for precision positioning
Wabtec is implementing Septentrio GPS receivers in its latest GoLINC platform as part of its PTC solution for freight railroads in the United States. Septentrio receivers are also being installed as position reference modules along 50,000 km of track. They will provide GNSS... more