Eco-friendly railcars for coal transports 
US rail specialist Intramotev has finalised an agreement with Iron Senergy to provide three Revolt railcars for operation on its 27 km private rail. The railcars will transport coal produced by Senergy’s Cumberland coal mine to its Alicia harbour facility in Western... more
SBB sets a new course for freight traffic
The Swiss railfreight company SBB Cargo will once again be a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). The minority shareholder Swiss Combi - consisting of Planzer (40%), Camion Transport (40%), Galliker (10%) and Bertschi (10%) – is selling its 35%... more
Logtainer and Hupac bolster cooperation
Swiss combined transport operator Hupac and Italian intermodal specialist Logtainer have exchanged a few but significant shares. The mutual share acquisition demonstrates the intention to further strengthen the cooperation established in January 2021, Hupac said. The... more
Electric charging depot in California in operation
US Transport company Schneider National has built an electric charging depot at its South El Monte intermodal operations centre in Southern California. The depot will power its battery electric truck (BET) fleet, which will include nearly 100 Freightliner e-Cascadias by the... more
RCG handling new timber transports
Due to the bark beetle infestation in South Tyrol, large quantities of timber had to be transported quickly from the region to other sawmills. The first timber train, handled by Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has now travelled from South Tyrol to North Tyrol – even though the Bolzano... more
Elvis recommends opening up new markets
Transport volumes have shown a significant increase from their exceptionally low levels at the beginning of this year. However, this development is far behind previous years, as Elvis (European Freight Association of International Freight Forwarders) concludes in its latest... more
Financial incentives to promote modal shift
DP World in UK is taking the step of directly encouraging customers to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail. The initiative will charge a flat GBP 10.00 fee (EUR 11.6) on all import-laden containers. Customers whose container is moved to a railhead more than... more
Irish medtech now to be transported by rail
Baxter has started to ship products by rail via the Irish Rail freight facility at Ballina, 40 km from its Castlebar site in Ireland. A number of containers containing lifesaving medical products departed for destinations in mainland Europe, the Nordic countries and Turkey. ... more
More Effi Shunter locomotives to run in Italy
CZ Loko has acquired a new customer in Italy: The Czech manufacturer will provide four Effi Shunter 1000 locomotives for the carrier DB Cargo Italia. In Italy, these units are classified as D744. The first two locomotives will be delivered during the summer and the other two... more
Ad-hoc service now also available in France
VTG is expanding its Fast Track service. As of June 2023, the company will also be offering wagons for last-minute and short-term capacity requirements in France in partnership with the Lille Dourges Container Terminal (LDCT). Besides regionally expanding its Fast Track... more