150 more roads than railtracks 
For every new kilometre of railtrack, 150 km of roads are built. Germany’s road network has been expanded by 250,000 km since 1994, which amounts to an average of 192 km per week. In contrast, an average of only 1.3 km of new railtracks are put into operation over the same... more
"Teesport Express" marks extended Scotland service
PD Ports in UK, based in the north east, has celebrated the success of its second daily rail freight connection to Scotland, with an official locomotive naming ceremony at Teesport. Five years after the launch of the company’s intermodal rail terminal at Teesport, the... more
Joint efforts on the Eurasian rail route
Russia-based UTLC ERA and Lithuanian Railways have signed an agreement to manage postal container traffic from China to Lithuania. The partners intend to jointly develop the shipment of postal packages (deliveries and e-commerce goods) by cargo trains on China – Europe – China... more
Improved starting power for locomotives in Brazil
58 locomotives manufactured by GE Transportation are being fitted with battery systems from the French-based firm Saft. The broad-gauge diesel-electric locomotives will provide freight hauling services for Brazilian rail operator MRS Logistica. The 64 V batteries deliver... more
China trains boost trade through the port of Duisburg
Duisport, the port of Duisburg (Germany), is intensifying its cooperation with the Chinese city of Chongqing. The port’s administration and the Chinese company YuXinOu have signed an agreement to that effect. YuXinOu organises railfreight services to and from Chongqing.... more
Canadian carrier enhances its intermodal activities
Canada-based Bison Transport has acquired all of the assets of the container on flat car intermodal operations (COFC) of Celadon, a company based in Indianapolis (IN, USA). The acquisition includes operating personnel, drivers, customers and supplier relationships. It... more
Network lauds international partners
The German general cargo network Cargoline named its three best international Cargoline partners of the year for the seventh time at its recent European meeting in Dublin. The transport and logistics service provider Rotra Forwarding from Doesburg (Netherlands) took first... more
Own petrol station network reduces fuel costs
The L.I.T. Group is continuing to expand its own filling station network in Europe. To this end, the German logistics specialist has become a partner in the filling station networks of Swiss Kiss Petrol and VTM Fair. Forwarders can use the networks to obtain fuel at a favourable... more
Eco locomotive replaces old switcher in California
The US shortline railroad, Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE), part of Omnitrax, has introduced a new environment-friendly locomotive at the STE depot in San Juaquin County CA (USA). The new STE locomotive, built by Knoxville Locomotive Works, is an EPA tier-4... more
Russian forwarder continues to invest heavily in fleet
The Russian company Globaltruck acquired 501 euro 5 Volvo trucks and increased its average fleet size by 14.7% to 1,245 vehicles in 2018. The new units, together with an average freight rate increase of 5.6%, enabled the firm to boost its revenue by 23.5% and net profit by... more