Sustainable timber deliveries 
The German carrier DB Cargo recently completed its first rail deliveries of timber to Leuna, Germany, for UPM Biochemicals, establishing and testing the direct rail link to the company’s timber yard. The facility is scaling refineries to produce a variety of renewable fuels... more
Partnership boosts services to Eastern Europe
Launched on 1 March 2024, the new partnership with the Dutch Raben Group strengthens Europa Road’s services to and from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. Europa Road’s network of sales branches in the UK and Ireland manage the shipments of goods into its 1... more
Swiss train drivers operate locos from afar
In partnership with Alstom, the Swiss railway company SBB was one of the first railway companies in Europe to trial remote-controlled locomotives in a marshalling yard during ongoing operations. To this end, 24 train drivers operated a locomotive located in Zurich-Mülligen from... more
DFDS doubles its e-truck fleet
The Danish logistics company has ordered about 100 electric trucks from Volvo, which will almost double its Volvo electric fleet to 225 trucks in total. It is the largest company fleet of heavy electric trucks in Europe, Volvo said. The updated and more efficient models -... more
Groupage network welcomes new partner
The UK-based Europa Worldwide Group is now the 53rd member of the System Alliance Europe (SAE) partner network. The company’s portfolio includes road, air, and sea transport as well as warehousing services. Founded in 1966, Europa Worldwide was one of the first transport... more
A storage facility near the Ural Mountains
The multimodal operator RZD Logistics (RZDL) is opening a temporary storage facility on the site of the "Dry Port Tchaikovsky" container terminal in Perm near the Ural Mountains. RDZL and the container owner Kvadrat signed an agreement to this effect at the... more
Intermodal terminal in Hamilton in operation
Toronto Tank Lines (TTL), part of TFI International, has opened a new rail transload facility in Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. Spanning over a 28,300 sqm site, the rail hub can accommodate up to 70 railcar spots, most of them 100% truck accessible. Situated on the premises of... more
New wagons for European grain transports
Rail Cargo Logistics (RCL) has added 50 new grain wagons to its fleet from leasing company Ermewa. The wagons were built in Slovakia by manufacturer Tatravagonka Poprad and are now being used throughout Europe. The 95-m3 Tagnpps were specially developed for the transport of... more
A win-win agreement in South Africa
Sasol and Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) have inked a public-private partnership to improve railfreight reliability in South Africa. Under the five-year agreement, Transnet will deliver ammonia from Sasol’s Secunda and Sasolburg facilities to the company’s customers with a fleet of... more
H2-truck covers 2,000 km in four weeks
A hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle (FCEV) recently finished a trial in the UK, recording the vehicle’s highest ever mileage. The van completed more than 2,000 km over four weeks, travelling up to 189 km per day on mostly urban roads and highways in some of South Wales’s... more