New ro-la train from Mâcon to Calais 
VIIA, which belongs to the SNCF group, has launched a new service for truck transport on the French railway network. With immediate effect, a ro-la train will serve the multimodal port of Aproport at Mâcon, north of Lyon, on the French north-south route from Calais to Le Boulou... more
Improving railfreight services in Belgium
Lineas and H.Essers are promoting their joint vision for a multimodal transport network in Belgium with the launch of the H.Essers Railport Genk. Allowing for an even easier cargo shift from road to rail, the rail terminal will improve railfreight services between Genk and... more
More plans for rail logistics on the Silk Road
The United Transport and Logistics Company - Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) and the Slovak railfreight company ZSSK Cargo have decide to increase their cooperation with regard to goods and container transport services between Europe and China. They have signed a memorandum of... more
Dutch cities introduce environmental zones for trucks
In the Netherlands, thirteen towns have introduced environmental zones for heavy duty trucks in their city centres. These towns are Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Breda, Den Bosch, Tilburg, Delft, Leiden, Rijswijk, Maastricht and Arnhem. In Rotterdam and... more
Four new vehicles in daily use
In Vernier near Geneva (Switzerland) Sogeca has added four Renault Master 3.5 t trucks – tipper vans and double cabin trucks - to its vehicle fleet. They are already being deployed daily. Sogeca sees itself as a flexible partner in the construction industry and the ancillary... more
75% of Eurasian goods shipped through Kazakhstan
The competitiveness of rail services on the 1,520 mm railway gauge improved due to the reduction in transportation costs and a shortening of delivery times throughout the year 2018, according to the “Eurasian Rail Alliance Index” (ERAI), which was developed by the transport... more
Albatros express expands its hinterland services
As from 1 April, Germany-based Transfracht will raise the frequency of its Albatros express service from Hamburg to Frankfurt. Import services will be enhanced by an additional departure from Hamburg (on Mondays) of a two-group train (CTB / EKOM). Thus, Frankfurt will have seven... more
China to open four more border points for TIR
China Customs will open more border-crossing points for TIR, kick-starting trade flows and reinforcing overland trade to and from China. The four crossing points with Kazakhstan designated to start TIR operations from 25 March 2019 are Maikapchagai – Jimunai, Dostyk –... more
Contract awarded for 100 daily deliveries across UK
In UK, Wincanton has won a three-year contract with health, beauty and household brand distributor DCS Group, involving nationwide transport, delivery and management of inter-site transfers of finished goods and stock. Making around 100 deliveries per day, Wincanton will... more
Kick-off for stage two of the UAE rail network
Stage two of the UAE’s national rail network to connect Ruwais (UAE) with Ghuweifat on the UAE border with Saudi Arabia has been initiated. At a ceremony, the state-owned railway operator Etihad Rail signed a contract with the JV of China’s CSCEC and South Korea’s E&C for... more