Eurasian intermodal services introduced 
Far East Land Bridge (Felb), part of Russian Railways, has launched a new container train from Hamburg (Germany) to Beijing (China) via St. Petersburg (Russia). The first test train arrived at the China terminal in Beijing on 11 December 2021. The train carrying 45... more
More P400 rail connections
With immediate effect, Kombiverkehr has introduced new rail services with profile P400 between the Netherlands and Italy. One direct train runs between Mortara (Italy) via Lötschberg (Switzerland) and the Greenport terminal in Venlo (Netherlands), and the other between Mortara... more
New route starting in January 2022
Logistics service provider Cargo Beamer is expanding its intermodal network with a new lane between Kaldenkirchen in Germany and Perpignan near the French-Spanish border. An environmentally friendly rail service will be in operation on this route from 10 January 2022. The... more
Reducing traffic jams during roadworks
Maintenance work on motorways usually requires reducing the number of traffic lanes. On main axes, this is only possible at night. However, the time windows for night time work on the Swiss road network are becoming shorter and shorter due to increasing traffic volumes. A... more
Augmenting Scandinavia-China train services
Nurminen Logistics and NTEX have signed a letter of intent to jointly increase their current cooperation concerning railway cargo services between China, Asia, Sweden and Norway. The parties will use Nurminen’s Nordic Hub concept in the Finish ports of Helsinki and Kotka... more
Belgium ro-ro specialist orders 156 trucks
Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC) in Belgium is investing EUR 4.2 million in a 42% expansion of its fleet. An impressive 156 brand new trailers will be added to the firm’s vehicle portfolio in the coming months. This represents the biggest single investment since Europa Worldwide... more
More sustainability with leased Euro Dual
Germany-based rail transport company BBL is adding a new Euro-Dual locomotive to its fleet. The young leasing company European Loc Pool (ELP) will deliver the unit before the end of December. BBL will use the Euro Dual mainly for transporting building materials, particularly... more
Hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight
Railfreight operator Aurizon and mining company Anglo American have entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study to explore the use of hydrogen fuel cell and battery hybrid power train units in heavy haul railfreight operations in Queensland, Australia. The study... more
Eurasian intermodal service introduced
Russian transport group Fesco is launching a regular intermodal container service from countries of the Asia-Pacific region to ports in Europe via Vladivostok and Kaliningrad (both Russia). The offer includes marine shipment by regular Fesco lines from the Asia-Pacific... more
US railway invests in green railcars
U.S. Steel, Norfolk Southern Railways and Greenbrier are jointly building a new, more sustainable steel gondola railcar. Using an innovative formula for high-strength, lighter-weight steel developed by U. S. Steel, each gondola's unloaded weight is reduced by more than 6 t.... more