Platooning works better than expected 
Operating electronically linked trucks on German motorways is safe, technically reliable and can be easily integrated into the routine of a logistics company. These are the key results of the world's first field test with truck platoons in real-life logistics operations. As... more
New bimodal service between Germany and Romania
Arcese has expanded its intermodal service between Germany and Romania, in order to provide more efficient connections between the industrial areas in the Ruhr Basin, Benelux, the UK and Scandinavia and such sites in Romania. The new road-rail service includes five... more
Belarus thrusting on with rail electrification scheme
Belarusian Railway and the Export-Import bank of China have signed a loan agreement. The funds will finance the third stage of the electrification of Homiel-Žlobin-Asipovičy and Žlobin-Kalinkavičy sections of track in Belarus. The electrification of the Žlobin-Kalinkavičy... more
China–Finland rail service soon to be weekly
RZD Logistics has launched regular a regular railfreight service between China and Finland and vice-versa. At present, container trains depart from Hefei (Anhui province) and head for Europe via China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Finland once a fortnight. The trains run via the... more
Temperature-controlled train delivers fresh Spanish goods
The Cool Rail link, a direct rail connection for fresh produce, has started operations. The new, thrice weekly offer consists of a dedicated, temperature-controlled train for transporting fresh produce between Valencia (Spain), and Rotterdam (Netherlands). Forwarding goods... more
Terminal network gets links to class I railroads
USA-based Watco has entered into a joint venture with SCH Services (SCH) to create an inland terminal network in the four rivers area of Illinois-Kentucky capable of handling bulk materials. Watco’s Cora terminal in Illinois along with the SCH’s Calvert City terminal and... more
Stockholm: first step towards shuttle train services
Stockholm Norvik Port, a new freight port in Sweden, is due to open in May 2020. To create the preconditions for rail transport to/from the new freight port, applications for a number of shuttle train routes were submitted by Ports of Stockholm to the Swedish Transport... more
Gearing up for a decarbonised future
Contargo has phased in the first of six electric powered container trucks in Duisburg (Germany). The move is another step forward in the company’s plans to decarbonise by 2050 at the latest. The new vehicle is a DAF tractor, which the Dutch manufacturer delivered to Rhenus... more
New end-to-end service from Austria to Scandinavia
The OeBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is establishing a four times per week rail service between Vienna and Scandinavia, thus linking Austria to Northern Europe. From the central shunting station in Vienna, the non-stop service is routed via Rostock (Germany) and the Baltic Sea.... more
Davies Turner: haulage capacity less tight
In response to recent reports that available road haulage capacity in Europe is at its highest level in a decade, UK-based Davies Turner says it agrees with the survey results showing that the strong growth in European freight volumes in recent years could be slowing down in... more