Freight news – Page 6
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NewsTÜV Süd puts digital automatic couplers to the test
GERMANY: TÜV Süd’s Görlitz rolling stock test centre is carrying out extensive stress tests on digital automatic couplers from several manufacturers to support the authorisation process.
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NewsADY targets more flexible and efficient freight operations with expanded wagon fleet
AZERBAIJAN: National railway ADY has purchased wagons to support faster and more efficient operations on domestic routes as well as north-south and east-west international corridors.
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NewsProductivity, resilience, decarbonisation and data priorities for Australian freight
AUSTRALIA: The government has ’refreshed’ its National Freight & Supply Chain Strategy to take into account the impact of Covid-19, geopolitical shifts, extreme weather events and worker shortages.
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NewsMarmon Rail launches safer tank wagon cleaning system
NORTH AMERICA: Marmon Rail has launched a mobile system for the on-site cleaning of tank wagons without the need for anyone to enter confined spaces containing hazardous residues.
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In depthSouth Asia: Trans-continental rail vision battles fraught geopolitics
South Asia remains one of the world’s least integrated regions, but despite a complex geopolitical situation the development of cross-border rail links continues to make slow progress.
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NewsLTG Cargo Ukraine pivots to rolling stock leasing services
UKRAINE: The LTG Cargo Ukraine subsidiary of the Lithuanian national railway’s freight division is changing its business model from September, and will now focus on leasing services rather than freight forwarding.
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NewsTurkey launches construction of railway towards Naxçıvan
TURKEY: A groundbreaking ceremony has launched construction of the Kars – Iğdır – Aralık – Dilucu line, which will extend the rail network to the border of Azerbaijan’s Naxçıvan exclave.
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NewsJaguar Transport Holdings acquires Columbia Basin and Central Washington railroads
USA: Jaguar Transport Holdings has acquired the Columbia Basin Railroad and Central Washington Railroad from the Temple family.
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NewsCanadian Pacific Kansas City says rail industry consolidation is not needed
NORTH AMERICA: Canadian Pacific Kansas City has said that it does not believe that further consolidation is necessary for the rail industry.
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NewsProgress Rail freight locos enter service in south Sumatra
INDONESIA: The first of 54 Class CC205 diesel locomotives being supplied by Progress Rail have entered service with national railway PT KAI.
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NewsNew CEO says Lobito Atlantic Railway is ‘a company with exceptional potential’
ANGOLA: Lobito Atlantic Railway is ‘a company with exceptional potential to transform transport and trade across Angola and the region’, according to newly-appointed CEO Nicholas Fournier.
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NewsSeamless terminal interfaces to make rail freight more competitive
GERMANY: The Protostellar joint venture of Hitachi Rail, MT Logistics, and DB Cargo has developed the cloud-based InGa-Z terminal operating system to improve efficiency at intermodal freight facilities.
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NewsActivist investor calls for CSX to explore merger with BNSF or CPKC
USA: Activist investor Ancora Holdings Group has written to the board of Class I railway CSX calling on it to explore options to merge with BNSF or Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
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NewsConstruction of Tanzania – Burundi railway launched to strengthen friendship, co-operation and solidarity
AFRICA: Construction of a railway from Uvinza in Tanzania to Musongati in Burundi has been officially launched by President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishimiye and Tranzania’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa.
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NewsArmenia-Azerbaijan declaration rebrands Zangezur rail corridor as the Trump Route for International Peace & Prosperity
INTERNATIONAL: The opening up of all regional transport routes, including the long-mooted Zangezur Corridor – now renamed the Trump Route for International Peace & Prosperity – is included in a joint declaration agreeing to end the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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NewsEuropean Investment Bank backs Mauritanian railway enhancement
MAURITANIA: The European Investment Bank has approved a US$125m loan to support a investment in a heavy haul railway linking the mining area of Zouerate with the coast.
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Rail Business UKHorizon Scanning Service to highlight emerging risks to rail freight
UK: A Horizon Scanning process has been launched to help rail freight companies identify emerging and future risks to the sector, including extreme weather conditions and cyberattacks.