Next stop: the moon 
The three US railways Union Pacific (UP), Norfolk Southern and the short line Florida East Coast (FEC) have delivered ten rocket motors from Northrop Grumman Systems in Corinne, Utah, to NASA in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for use in the upcoming Artemis II mission. Scheduled... more
Greener transport for Formula 1 equipment
Ceva Logistics completed the transport of Ferrari equipment between three of the North American F1 grand prix races in two steps. First, in 2022, six separate 45 t equipment kits were moved from air freight to a combination of ocean and road freight, and rail transport was added... more
Alpine transit: rail and road volumes fall
Freight traffic through the Swiss Alps was affected by the difficult economic situation in Europe in H1/2023. Truck journeys fell by 13,000 to 463,000. In railfreight, transport volumes decreased even more. Rail's share was 72.7% - 0.9% lower than in H1/2022. In H1/2023, a... more
Removals in Australia to become emission-free
Grace has introduced Australia’s first fully electric zero emissions removals truck to its household moving vehicle fleet. The vehicle enhances operational efficiency while reducing environmental impact. With its long-range capabilities, it is well suited for the company’s... more
NSW: cameras to plan freight transport
The cameras, which will be installed throughout the state of New South Wales in Australia, will deliver heavy vehicle traffic information enabling Transport for NSW to better understand freight movements. This will help reduce congestion, improve road safety outcomes and... more
Durres and Tirana to receive rail link
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are supporting the reconstruction of a 34 km stretch of railway between the port town Durres and the capital city Tirana in Albania. It is the first major investment in the country’s... more
UK to be next country to test HVO
FedEx has begun trialling hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable diesel to fuel five of its company-owned trucks in the UK. In November last year, the company launched the use of renewable diesel to fuel heavyweight, long-distance vehicles in the Netherlands, as a more... more
A service contract for Poland’s toll system
Kapsch Traffic Com has won the tender to provide direct customer service for the Polish electronic toll levy system E-Toll. The PLN 62.87 million (EUR 14 million) contract will run for three years from 1 February 2024. Under the agreement, Kapsch will provide customer... more
Volta Trucks to file for bankruptcy
The decision follows the recent news that Volta Trucks' battery supplier has filed for bankruptcy. This has had a significant impact on the company’s manufacturing plans, reducing the volume of vehicles that it had forecast to produce, the Volta Trucks board said. Volta... more
Stricter CO2 targets for road haulage
The EU’s environment ministers have reached an agreement (‘general approach’) on a proposal that aims to further reduce CO2 emissions in the road transport sector by raising the emissions reduction targets for 2030 and introducing new targets for 2035 and 2040. Until 2040,... more