Damaged intermediate ceiling already removed 
Repairs in the Gotthard road tunnel are now underway. The damaged intermediate ceiling has already been removed, and work to replace it is to begin shortly. A steel construction with the same cross-sectional area will be installed. The Federal Roads Office (Astra) still expects... more
11,400 truck journeys shifted to rail
In Austria, the amended Waste Management Act (AWG) has been in force since the beginning of 2023. This law stipulates that waste transports with a total weight of more than 10 t and a distance of 300 km or more must be transported by rail. An initial assessment by ÖBB Rail... more
First BYD electric truck trialled
Waberer's is the first company to have tested a BYD Europe 19 electric truck in the EU. The 15-day trial focused on urban distribution in Budapest and was managed by Waberer's subsidiary, WSZL. When scheduling the daily routes, emphasis was placed on maximising the truck's... more
Ten years of collaboration in Europe
Hutchison Ports Europe Intermodal (HPEI) and RTB Cargo are celebrating their ten years of collaboration. The intermodal network operator (formerly European Gateway Service) and the traction supplier began their partnership in 2013 with train links between Rotterdam and Venlo.... more
Gotthard road tunnel now also closed!
The Gotthard road tunnel has been closed. On Sunday afternoon, 10 September 2023, parts of the concrete came loose near the north tunnel portal and fell onto the carriageway. There is a 25 m long crack in the intermediate ceiling. The Federal Roads Office (Fedro) is working... more
Basel Westport Shuttle increases frequency
Starting today, 12 September 2023, Contargo is adding two more trains to the roundtrip services of its Basel Westport Shuttle (BWS). The capacity increase complements the existing frequency of currently five departures from Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and the new Basel Rhine... more
Hub for storage, handling, sea and land freight
DB Schenker has opened a new location at the Port of Rostock, in a significant expansion of its services in northern Germany. The new terminal combines warehousing, transhipment, sea freight and land transport in one hub, which simplifies and speeds up logistics and cargo... more
Ceva opens new route from China
The new international road transport (TIR) routes run along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan and China-Pakistan corridors. The first six trucks recently departed from Kashgar, China, crossed the border into Kyrgyzstan and arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekistan after a 1,100... more
Fast ‘Carolina Connector’ rail service launched
In the USA, class I railway CSX and Georgia Port Authority (GPA) have introduced a direct rail connection between the Port of Savannah and Rocky Mount, North Carolina via the CSX Carolina Connector (CCX) Intermodal Terminal. The new service provides seven weekly rail... more
Long hauls with a bio-LNG powered truck
Iveco and Shell are beginning to trial a truck powered by bio-LNG with a ten-day long-haul journey across Europe. The tour will begin in Berlin, Germany, and will stop at five landmarks of the bio-LNG ecosystem on the route that will touch Germany, the Netherlands and Italy.... more