Great freight capacities 
Rail Baltica is still far from completion. Nevertheless, a detailed operating plan is already available. Freight trains will be able to run up to three times an hour on the network between Warsaw and Tallinn. more
Time for greater collaboration
Growth rates are already considerable – but the railfreight operator UTLC Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC Era) wants more, as CEO Alexey Grom told the ITJ in a recent interview. At the Transpotec Logitec trade fair in Verona he introduced UTLC’s new UTLC Eurasian Rail Alliance... more
Laurels for DSV, Geis and Noerpel 
IDS Logistik, Germany’s largest general cargo alliance, announced that DSV Road came top in its 2018 quality ranking list. Second place went to Geis, and third place to Nörpel. The 2018 “shooting star” was Rieck's depot in Dresden. Due to a range of quality measures, the... more
Switzerland: railfreight traffic growing
BLS Cargo posted a CHF 2.3 million profit in 2018, CHF 4.2 million less than in 2017. The private Swiss railfreight company generated higher revenues in 2018 because it transported more goods as the main carrier. The 2018 turnover came in 7.2% higher than in the preceding year.... more
Multimodal Xiamen - Duisburg connection
Ceva has launched a new Xiamen blocktrain service from China to Europe. Running on Wednesdays, the multimodal (sea/rail) transport link further taps the potential of trade among the countries under the belt and road initiative. Located in the southeast of mainland China,... more
Collaboration for transit traffic via Swiss Alps
The German railfreight operator DB Cargo and its Swiss counterpart, SBB Cargo, are to collaborate more closely. The partners’ alpine transit agreement has been prolonged for three more years, ahead of its expiry date. The two companies have been working together in the field... more
UK: More than 200 new trucks ordered
Somerset (UK)-based Nagel Langdons has placed a major order for 205 trucks from Scania Great Britain. A total of 67 trucks will be delivered in 2019, with the remainder following next year. Fifty-six of the 2019 vehicles will be tractor units, comprising a mix of G 450 6x2/2s... more
Award for sustainable logistics
A concept to strengthen combined transport gained the highest number of jury votes this year. LkW Walter came out on top. The freight forwarder won the 8th prize for sustainability in logistics in 2019, which is jointly awarded by the Austrian and German federal associations of... more
TIR truck covers 9,300 km in twelve days
The first-ever TIR transport from inland China to Russia conducted by Moscow-based transport operator D-Trans, a member of the Russian association of international road carriers (ASMAP), has arrived at the customs in the country of destination, completing a milestone in the... more
Belarus to become rail hub between Vietnam and Europe
At OSJD Railway’s 34th general directors’ conference in Seoul (South Korea) last week, the heads of Belarusian Railway and Vietnam Railways discussed railfreight deliveries from Vietnam to Europe, including Belarus. During the meeting, Belintertrans, the transport logistics... more