US class I railroad expands services in New Mexico 
US-based Union Pacific Railroad (UP) is undertaking a USD 20 million project at its Santa Teresa intermodal terminal and refuelling station in New Mexico. The project's focus is on adding another block swap yard that will allow to add container blocks to passing trains... more
First train departs new KSW terminal
A thrice weekly direct rail service is now available between the new Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein (KSW) terminal in Kreuztal (Germany) and Verona in northern Italy. The transit time is a mere 38 hours. The first train departed from Kreuztal last Tuesday night (6 – 7 May).... more
Hupac: more subsidies for intermodal traffic
Two years after the opening of the Gotthard base tunnel in Switzerland, it is now obvious that only some of the expected productivity improvements for transalpine intermodal transport can be achieved despite enhanced train parameters. The Swiss intermodal service provider... more
40th bookable parking location in Europe on stream
Truck Parking Europe has reached a new milestone. With eight new locations in the last two months, the platform is quickly growing, from fifteen locations at the end of 2018 to forty locations in April 2019 across thirteen European countries. Truck Parking Europe offers... more
US forwarder buys 500 tractors and 210 trailers
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, headquartered in Illinois (USA), is investing in additional fleet assets to keep freight moving efficiently throughout its networks. Capital plans for 2019 include the acquisition of over 500 sleeper and day-cab tractors and the acquisition or... more
Chinese support Erdenet to Ovoot intermodal project
Northern Railways in Mongolia, part of Aspire Mining, has signed an engineering, procurement and construction agreement for the Erdenet to Ovoot railway with the JV of China Gezhouba International Engineering and China Railway 20 Bureau Group. The Erdenet to Ovoot railway... more
Rising road haulage costs to boost Irish railway
From mid-May onwards, the logistics company International Warehousing and Transport (IWT) plans to increase its rail service between Dublin Port and Ballina in the west of Ireland from six to nine trains per week in each direction. The expansion is due primarily to the... more
First Effiliner delivered to Austrian carrier
The number of rail service providers operating Effiliner 1600 locomotives made by Czech manufacturer CZ Loko was recently boosted by the addition of the Austria-based Rail Cargo Group (RCG). RCG representatives have just accepted the first of two such locomotives in Ceska... more
New partnership to optimise distribution in Italy
The Swedish corporation Electrolux has selected Geodis to manage the distribution of its products throughout Italy. The Geodis-designed project includes large services such as product reception and storage, shipment preparation and customs management. Transport and delivery are... more
Estonia: From wagon repairs to engine building
The supervisory board of Estonia-based Operail has approved the management board’s proposal for restructuring the Tapa depot. As a result, Operail will be able to allocate more resources towards locomotive construction. The wagon repair services at the Tapa depot have not... more