India’s automobile transport booming 
Indian Railways achieved freight loading volumes of 634.66 t between 1 April 2023 and 31 August 2023, which is 13.78 t more than in the corresponding period last year. At +26%, automotive transport by rail posted the largest increase. Earnings from the automobile showed a... more
Pioneer of the intermodal concept 
In conversation with Ambrogio Intermodal CEO Pieralberto Vecchi. The firm’s doing “less badly than others,” as Pieralberto Vecchi, who became CEO of Ambrogio Intermodal two years ago, told ITJ editor Andreas Haug at the Transport Logistic fair in Munich earlier this year. He... more
Gulf & Atlantic Railways adds US short line
The US regional and short line operator Gulf & Atlantic Railways (GAR) is acquiring the rail assets of Pinsly Railroad Company. The transaction includes the 30 km Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR) short line and Pinsly’s Railroad Distribution Services (RDS), a rail-served... more
Sawn timber wagon arrives in Finland
The first wagon of the new Habins sawn timber wagons ordered by Fenniarail has arrived at the port of Hamina, Finland. The Finnish carrier has been working for a long time to make sawn timber transports more efficient. Based on an investment decision in 2020, the company... more
Green truck to clean up in Aarhus
The battery-electric e-Econic truck for municipal use is now also in operation in Aarhus, Denmark, on the east coast of Jutland, where the waste disposal company Urbaser is deploying five of these Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Already 20 e-Econics are in use in other Danish cities... more
Designwerk finds new market
After entering the German market in 2021, the Swiss electromobility specialist is now expanding its business to the Benelux countries as well. As in Switzerland and Germany, the company offers the complete electric truck portfolio in this new market - from dump trucks and... more
Schenker France pushes fleet electrification
In its largest order to date, the haulier is acquiring 53 electric Renault Trucks. The investment follows several tests performed at the company’s French locations. Schenker France will receive 50 electric Renault Trucks E-Tech D of 16 t and three E-Tech D of 19 t, which are... more
Trialling a solar-powered hybrid truck
The Scania truck was developed in a research project funded by the Swedish government agency of innovation Vinnova, creating new, efficient, and lightweight solar panels to power the vehicles. The truck is a 560-horsepower plug-in hybrid. On the 18 m trailer, an area of 100... more
DSV buys its first e-truck in Singapore
The transport company has signed a MOU with Volvo Trucks about the purchase of one Volvo FL electric truck. Developed and specially adapted to an urban environment, the vehicle will be used for package deliveries in the Asian city-state. The acquisition is only a first step... more
China launches cargo service to Central Asia
The first train of the new service is currently on the track between Zhangjiakou in China’s Hebei Province and Tashkent in Uzbekistan. Managed by China Railway Beijing Group and loaded with auto parts, home appliances and textile products, the train will reach Tashkent in... more