Alternative to single-use wooden crates 
With Cartainer, Rhenus Logistics has launched a secure and reusable car transportation solution. The introduction of cartainer is specifically designed to offer a substitute for wooden crates in the global finished vehicle logistics (FVL) industry. Based in the Rhenus global... more
Step by step to greener heavy load transports
The government of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has approved a policy for heavy road and railfreight transport that will reduce the sector’s carbon footprint. The first step will see a two-year trial to give extra-mass zero-emissions heavy vehicles, which weigh... more
‘Book and claim’ offer for HVO
Kuehne+Nagel has launched a ‘book and claim’ insetting scheme for road logistics customers who purchase hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to reduce transport emissions. In a first stage, the service will be available to customers in Europe, with expansion beyond Europe due in... more
A freight train as fast as a high-speed passenger train
Russian Railways (RZD) and Russian Post have started a trial to test an express container train service to the port of Novorossiysk. The first train left Vorsino, south of Moscow, on 1 October, and arrived in Novorossiysk on the Black Sea coast a day later. The express train... more
Trucks deliver megapack batteries for grid
The Lynden group of transport companies, based in Anchorage AK and Seattle WA (USA) and a specialist for logistics solutions in Alaska, Canada and the Pacific Northwest, was asked by Tesla to transport its megapack batteries over the last mile in Alaska. Each megapack weighs 36... more
Better transport infrastructure for West Africa
The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) have decided to speed up the construction of the 1,081 km highway along the coast between Côte d’Ivoire and Lagos (Nigeria). The route crosses through regions that account for 75% of commercial... more
Improving LTL links to Texas
Sterling Transportation has expanded its LTL services in the USA. On 3 October the haulier introduced new options connecting Los Angeles to Dallas and Houston, both in Texas. Sterling already moved to a bigger facility in the city in April on account of its plans to expand... more
Hanson Spur to open in 2024
The US shortline carrier Sandersville Railroad has won Southern Chips as an additional user of its planned rail spur in Hancock County GA. Southern Chips will use the spur to transport pulp and paper-quality wood chips to mills throughout the southeastern USA and beyond. The... more
Indian Railways handles more raw materials
In the two quarters from April to September 2023 Indian Railways (IR) transported 758.2 million t freight, or 21.5 million t more compared to the same period last year, as the state-own railway enterprise announced recently. In September alone the freight volume amounted... more
Factory to foundation solutions for heavy cargo
Roll Group and Laso are partnering in Africa to extend their network, primarily in Mozambique. Laso has been present in Mozambique since 2012, offering logistics solutions, including the transport and handling of heavy and project cargo. Roll is a global provider of... more