Autonomous Vera trucks to run between Swedish hub and port 
Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg (Sweden). The assignment is the result of a new collaboration between Volvo Trucks and the ferry... more
US short line railroad refurbishes 37 timber bridges
The Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) in the USA has concluded USD 2.3 million repair and rehabilitation work on 37 timber bridge structures along its 215 km long line. The US class III railroad is based in the county Oregon and is owned and operated by the Port of Coos Bay. The... more
Boosting mineral transport by rail along Mt Isa line
The Australian Government in Queensland has approved AUD 380 million to maintain and improve Mt-Isa -Townsville rail corridor and has granted AUD 20 million a year to reduce rail access charges on this line, starting 1 July 2019. These funds will boost mineral export... more
Davis Refinery finds rail logistics provider
Watco will serve the Davis crude-oil refinery in Belfield, North Dakota (USA) as rail logistics and management services provider. The US refining firm Meridian Energy has signed a letter of intent to this effect with Watco. The transport company is experienced in improving... more
Contracts awarded for improving UK’s rail network
Colas Rail has signed three deals with Network Rail: a rail systems alliance contract, a signalling and telecoms framework contract and a rail haulage contract. The first of these orders involves the Rails Systems Alliance in the South, Colas Rail and Aecom, to deliver rail... more
Joining forces along the iron silk road
Hellmann and the United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasia Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) have signed a letter of intent to expand their cooperation on the iron silk road. Their common aim is to further develop effective container transports between Europe and China, thereby... more
TX Logistik gains B licence for Danish rail network
TX Logistik (TXL) has received the green light to provide transport services on its own behalf on the Danish rail network, effective immediately. The Danish ministry of transport recently issued the necessary B licence to this effect. With this permit, TXL expands its... more
Europe Net to cooperate with Guretruck
The German-based ADAC Truckservice subsidiary Europe Net and the Spanish-based Guretruck will cooperate in the field of roadside supply. Europe Net will expand its Europe-wide cash assistance service and at the same time provide pan-European roadside assistance for 23,000... more
Rail/truck transload facility opened in Jeffersonville
Distribution of malted grain for the distillery and brewing industries in the northern Kentucky region (USA) will expand dramatically with a new 33-railcar transload facility developed by Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) and malt producer Great Western Malting (GWM).... more
Trieste and Bettembourg improve ship-rail links
The port of Trieste (Italy) has signed a MoU with CFL Mulitmodal to strengthen rail links between the Adriatic port and the Bettembourg logistics hub (Luxemburg). The aim is to provide even more reliable and high-quality services by using standardised, dematerialised... more