UK: 100 t "lady" safely lifted 
The specialist lifting engineering company Modulift was recently engaged by Swanage Railway to assist with a project to safely lift an old steam locomotive in the UK. The Southern Railway U class 31806 engine needed to be lifted off its wheels in a workshop to allow the... more
Testing an all-electric 18 t truck in Stuttgart
The Dachser mixed vehicle fleet for emission-free deliveries in the centre of Stuttgart (Germany), is now complete after a ceremony was held to hand over the keys of an all-electric 18 t Mercedes-Benz eActros. Dachser will integrate the eActros into its ongoing test... more
Belgium: logistics by night for less congestion
The container terminals on the right bank of the River Scheldt in the port of Antwerp (Belgium) will provide overnight logistics as from 3 June. The PSA Europa terminal and the Noordzee terminal will be open 24 hours a day on weekdays. The Med Repair empty container depot will... more
First train runs along trans-Siberian landbridge
The Russian companies Fesco and RZD Logistics have launched their trans-Siberian landbridge, a joint transit service for the express delivery of goods from Japan to Europe. The train uses the trans-Siberian railway through the Russian Far East. On 23 May, 2019, a test... more
NRLA effect smaller than expected 
The Swiss intermodal logistics provider Hupac’s productivity did not increase as much on account of operations through the Gotthard base tunnel as it had expecÂted. It has thus called for federal subsidies to be continued through to 2030. more
More freight trains between Switzerland and Germany
More collaboration in international railfreight traffic: Switzerland and Germany have signed a ministerial declaration concerning access routes to the New Rail Link through the Alps (NEAT) in Switzerland. The agreement aims to create more capacity for railfreight transport... more
USA: going even greener with RNG
UPS has signed an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels to purchase 645 million litre equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. The measure will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 1 million t. UPS said it is the largest commitment for the use of... more
350 new vehicles for Central Europe
Kuehne + Nagel is optimising its overland transport fleet to increase road safety and reduce exhaust emissions. The company has said that it will only purchase vehicles that fulfil the strictest fuel consumption and exhaust emissions standards and come with a turning assistant.... more
Third train between Barcelona and Miranda de Ebro
The logistics operator of Hutchison Ports group has launched a third train frequency between the port of Barcelona and Miranda de Ebro in Spain. Last October, Synergy decided to expand its multimodal offer in Spain by operating the first container train to the Miranda... more
Enforcement of road transport rules is top priority
The International Road Union (IRU) and the EU social partners for road transport (ETF) have called on the European Commission and Parliament to put enforcement at the top of the EU transport agenda for the next legislative term. Enforcement is the mechanism by which... more