Polish leasing company orders 100 locomotives 
Cargounit in Poland has signed an agreement with Siemens Mobility for the purchase of 90 Vectron MS locomotives, 30 of which have already been called up. A second contract was signed for the delivery of ten Smartron locomotives, where the first deliveries are planned for 2025.... more
A tool to lower language barriers on the road
The logistics company Quehenberger (part of the German Gais Group) has developed an app for truck drivers that aims to improve the quality of service and support drivers on the road. The tool is linked to the transport management system installed on the vehicles so that... more
"B" score despite increased challenges
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has once again gained a "B" score in the carbon disclosure project (CDP). This is despite the increase of requirements and the addition of completely new issues such as biodiversity or the EU taxonomy. Many new points of detail have been... more
Hudson Bay Railway secures funding
The Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) will receive up to CAD 60 million (EUR 40.9 million) from the governments of Canada and its province Manitoba. These funds will allow to finish the upgrade work on the Hudson Bay Railway and to start redeveloping the port of Churchill, which are... more
Intermodal service Alsace - Belgium launched
The 48-teu container train runs between the Lauterbourg Rhine Terminal (LRT) in Alsace (France) and the port of Antwerp in Belgium. The low-CO2 service was launched by Bolloré Logistics and is operated in partnership with LRT, Haeger & Schmidt, Wascosa, Fret SNCF and MSC.... more
Two new gateways for groupage deliveries
Dachser has opened two gateways for groupage transports, full truckload (FTL) and less than truckload (LTL) services to Tunisia and Turkey. Through the gateways in Strasbourg (France) and Ungerhausen near Memmingen (Germany) for Tunisia and the Ungerhausen gateway for... more
Less CO2, more capacity, reliable transit times
DB Cargo Full Load Solutions (DB Cargo FLS) expanded its intermodal offering with several new trade lanes in 2023. They also allow companies without their own sidings to transport their goods by rail. New additions last year included the German trade lane between Nuremberg... more
Up to 15% less fuel
The Singapore-based forwarder SNL Logistics has extended its green fleet and acquired 16 new Scania Super trucks to improve performance and save fuel. Four months after putting the vehicles into service, SNL recorded a 12%-15% decrease in fuel consumption, which is double than... more
The end of a neverending story? 
New deadline in mid-2024 for the opening of the important Linha da Beira Alta railfreight route. Developing railfreight options is a complicated affair in the Iberian Peninsula, not only on account of its different gauges. The rail logistician Medway Iberia, for example, which... more
Metrans augments its Turkey service
HHLA’s intermodal company has been running a regular rail connection between TK Halkali (Turkey) and Dunajska Streda (Slovakia) via Budapest (Hungary) and Indjija (Serbia) since September 2022. From March 2024, Metrans will increase the capacity by adding more departures.... more